Prabhupada emphasized deity worship as an important part of devotional practice, and very soon after arriving in America established the worship of Radha and Krishna in deity form. To a large extent, daily ISKCON temple activity revolves around various services to honor the deity.

At the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Navadwip, Prabhupada met with several of his godbrothers and supporters, including Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Maharaj, Bhakti Prapanna Damodar Maharaja, Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj, and Bhakti Sundar Govinda Maharaj.