Prabhavisnu Swami was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1950. He first met Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, in 1971 in London. In the following years, Prabhavisnu Maharaja served as the temple president of the Bhaktivedanta Manor. In 1975 he was called to India by Srila Prabhupada to act as temple president in the Bombay, Juhu Beach centre.