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Bhakti Tirtha Swami (February 25 1950 – June 27 2005) (previously known as John Favors and Toshombe Abdul) also known as Swami Krishnapada was a leading guru and governing body commissioner of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (commonly known as the Hare Krishnas or ISKCON). He was the highest-ranking African American in ISKCON.