Kirtanananda Swami, also known as Swami Bhaktipada (September 6, 1937 – October 24, 2011) was the highly-controversial charismatic Hare Krishna guru and co-founder of the New Vrindaban Hare Krishna community in Marshall County, West Virginia, where he served as spiritual leader for 26 years (from 1968 until 1994).
Read more about Kirtanananda Swami: Early Life, Keith Becomes Kirtanananda, The New Vrindaban Community, Palace of Gold, "Interfaith Era", Assault and Ensuing Expulsion From ISKCON, Criminal Conviction and Imprisonment, After Imprisonment, Death, Bibliography