Srila Prabhupada regularly led congregational chanting in Tompkins Square Park in New York City. He would sit beneath a large elm tree, play the traditional mridanga drum, and lead devotees and visitors in chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.
The simple practice of chanting, accompanied by devotional music and dancing, attracted many people and became one of the early public expressions of the Krishna consciousness movement in America.
