Regarding the poisonous effect in our Society, it is a fact and I know where from this poison tree has sprung up and how it affected practically the whole Society in a very dangerous form. (Prabhupada letter to Hansadutta September 2, 1970
Hare Krishna devotees celebrate Lord Caitanya's appearance day in Berkeley in 1969 by having a festival on the streets.
Ecstatic footage of Srila Prabhupada and his disciples preaching Krishna consciousness in New York City during October and November of 1966. This is the beginning of the Hare Krishna Movement in the USA