ISKCON, also known as the Hare Krishna movement, is a global organization that includes hundreds of major centers, temples, and communities, along with affiliated vegetarian restaurants, meeting groups, and community projects. Founded less than fifty years ago by His Divine Grace A. C.

Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda in New York City, ISKCON is a part of the Gaudiya-Vaishnava tradition within Hindu culture. The organization is focused on the teachings of the Bhagavad-gītā and the Bhagavat Purana, promoting the ultimate goal of reawakening love for God, or Lord Krishna. Members of ISKCON practice bhakti-yoga in their homes, worship in temples, and promote Krishna Consciousness through festivals, yoga seminars, public chanting, and the distribution of the society's literatures.

ISKCON also operates hospitals, schools, colleges, eco-villages, food distribution projects, and other institutions as practical applications of devotional yoga. The organization is based on principles of unity, spiritual science, and the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra