On February 6, 2014, Wikipedia commemorated the 140th anniversary of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura’s appearance on its Main page under the Did you know… section.

Readers could see a photograph on the 11-year-old Bimala Prasad with a blurb that reads:

Did you know …that Bimala Prasad (pictured) would be feared as the “lion guru” and respected as a “living encyclopedia”?

The clickable link at Bimala Prasad takes readers to the newly expanded article on Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaktisiddhanta_Sarasvati_Thakura

A screen shot of the Wikipedia main page on February 6th, 2014

The tribute for Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati stayed up on the Main page for a total of 8 hours until 06:00am New York time, 11:00 London time (UTC), or 16:30 New Delhi time.

The Wikipedia’s Main page is viewed by 10-15 million visitors a day.