Kolkata, March 8 -- Amid growing global tensions and the ongoing conflict between Israel-US and Iran, the Gaudiya Vaishnava Association on Sunday announced year-long programmes to promote world peace, marking the 540th birth anniversary of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

According to sources close to Acharya Srimad Bhakti Swarup Tirtha Maharaj, the founder-acharya of the organisation, a range of events, including prayer meetings, seminars and spiritual gatherings, will be held across several countries to spread the message of peace and universal harmony propagated by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

The programmes are planned in United States (Atlanta), the United Kingdom, Australia, Nepal, and Malaysia as well as in Navi Mumbai( Parsik Hill), Vrindavan, Kolk...