Sri Vasudev Keshav Dasa has been serving the movement as a full-time missionary with ISKCON Bangalore since 1998. He takes care of the Deity department, and offers his guidance for the execution of various departmental services and projects. This includes daily puja, other special ceremonies and rituals performed on the occasions of different festivals over the year at the temple.
Srila Prabhupada taught his disciples the most important aspects of Deity worship. They are cleanliness, punctuality, and offering the Deities admirable costumes and a delicious menu every day. Sri Vasudev Keshav Dasa ensures that a high standard of Deity worship and other rituals are achieved on a day-to-day basis.
Vasudev Keshav Dasa was born in 1973 in Kolkata, West Bengal. He studied B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from REC Warangal and worked in Wipro Systems as a Systems Engineer. Inspired by the teachings of his guru, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, he joined ISKCON Bangalore as a full-time missionary in 1998. As the Head of the Deities related services, he has ensured that high standards of worship are maintained in the temples of the Hare Krishna Movement.
He is serving as a member of the Governing Body Committee and the Vice President of ISKCON Bangalore. He is also the Dean of the National Institute of Value Education (NIVE), which imparts Value Education to hundreds of children so that they grow to become responsible citizens. He has designed learning programs to bring about holistic development in young minds by enriching their physical, mental and spiritual well-being.