
In 1987, Bhakti Carudesna Swami was a college student when he met a Sankirtan devotee who sold him Srila Prabhupada's *Science of Self-realization*. That same year, a few months later, he joined the temple and became highly inspired to support Srila Prabhupada's mission and preach in his country, Ivory Coast. In 1989, Carudesna, in 1989, received first initiation from His Holiness Bhakti Tirtha Maharaja, and second initiation in 1995. That same year he took up the service as Temple President for Ivory Coast.
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