1992

First Visit to the ISKCON Bhubaneshwar Temple

FEBRUARY
24TH 1994

Received Initiation from Gour Govinda Swami Maharaj

AUGUST
18TH 1995

Received Brahmana Initiation from Gurudeva

MARCH
20TH 2016

Received Sanyassa from His Holiness Radha Govinda Swami Maharaja

2018

ISKCON Pattamundai in Kendrapada, Odisha, began around 2010 as a small preaching center. Under the leadership of His Holiness Haladhar Swami Maharaja, it has grown into a vibrant base for Krsna consciousness. The center features beautiful deities and native cows. It is expanding with both brahmacaris and congregational devotees, maintaining Indian cows and using traditional farming and cooking methods under expert guidance.

NOVEMBER
23RD 2018

At the end of 2018, members of the 'International Thakur' Bhaktavinode native place, Choti Project' entrusted the worship of Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, the ancestral deities of Srila Bhaktivioda Thakura, to Maharaja for daily worship at ISKCON Pattamundai

SEPTEMBER
09TH 2020

Launch of taptajivanam.com

OCTOBER
31ST 2021

Oath Ceremony at Gadei-girl

OCTOBER
14TH 2021

First Batch at ISKCON Bhubaneswar

SEPTEMBER
15TH 2023

Opening of Smriti Bhavan

His Holiness Haladhara Swami

His Holiness Haladhara Swami was born and brought up in Odisha, India. He came into contact with the devotees at ISKCON Bhubaneswar temple in 1992 and was initiated in 1994, receiving the name Halayudha Dasa. Soon after joining the temple as a full-time devotee, he rendered service in the traveling sankirtana party. He also served as the head pujari of Sri Sri Krishna-Balarama Temple in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Following the personal instructions of his spiritual master, he began preaching the teachings of Srimad Bhagavatam in Oriya. His Holiness Haladhara Swami primarily preaches in Oriya, Hindi, and English.

Preaching Mission

His selfless mood, loving service, and inspiring dedication led to his acceptance of the renounced order of life, sannyasa, on March 20th, 2016, from His Holiness Radha Govinda Swami Maharaja at the Sri Sri Krishna-Balarama Temple in ISKCON Bhubaneswar.
His Holiness Haladhara Swami frequently travels to various European and Asian countries to propagate the glories and teachings of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and his revered spiritual master, Srila Gour Govinda Swami.

Throughout his 30 years of devotional life, His Holiness Haladhara Swami has exemplified the principle of 'simple living, high thinking' and strongly emphasizes the utmost importance of serving the spiritual master (sri guru-seva) and chanting the holy names of the Lord (sri nama-seva) without compromise.

Founder of Taptajivanam

In 2019, during His Holiness Haladhara Swami’s European tour in France, at ISKCON New Mayapura, His Holiness Haladhara Swami expressed his cherished desire to create a platform where all audio lectures of his spiritual master would be available for everyone. He aimed to explain the mission of his spiritual master, emphasizing that everything is present in Srila Prabhupada's books and that there is no need to seek teachings outside of ISKCON.
In 2020, with the assistance of his disciples and followers, His Holiness Haladhara Swami curates daily selections of quotes and lectures. These lectures are then transformed into small audio clips that capture the essence of his revered Gurudeva's teachings.

Travel Program