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The Hare Krishna Palace of Gold

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Set in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, New Vrindaban is home to the largest Hare Krishna community in America. It's also known as ...
Religion News Service

In suburban Washington, a new ISKCON temple marks a new beginning for devotees

POTOMAC, Maryland (RNS) — Growing from a small ashram in the 1970s, the D.C. branch of the movement formerly known as Hare Krishnas opened an 11,000-square-foot house of worship on Saturday (March 23) ...
Mountain Xpress

Local author pens memoir about his life as a Hare Krishna

MISCONCEPTION: "One of the major misconceptions about Hare Krishna is that it’s a cult and it’s totally controlled by certain gurus," says local author Rishi Waterman. "That’s not the fact." Photo ...
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Seeing Krishna in America the Hindu Bhakti tradition of Vallabhacharya in India and its movement to the West E. Allen Richardson

"The Hindu sect the Vallabha Sampradaya was founded in India in the 15th century by a devotional saint, Vallabhacharya. Following U.S. immigration reforms members of the sect established spiritual ...
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Hare Krishna chariot festival held in St. John's for the first time

Members of the St. John's Hindu community gathered for a sacred parade and festival held in the city for the first time over the weekend. The chariot festival, or Ratha Yatra, is an ancient ...
Delaware County Daily Times

Ridley commissioners tell Hare Hare Krishna l they need more information on liquor license

At a public hearing Thursday evening, Ridley Township commissioners said an application to transfer a liquor license to an empty mattress store at 2171 MacDade Blvd. was premature since the applicants ...