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ISKCON is a worldwide confederation of more than 400 temples, 100 vegetarian restaurants, and a wide variety of community projects

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400+
Centers globally

across all major continents and sub-continents

56 Years of service
1M+
Members worldwide

from all walks of life

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Hare Krishna

What do we do?
Our centers across the island are home to a host of activities
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Music/Kirtan
6 Hour Kirtan Six hours of non-stop harinam sankirtan
Festivals
Sri Krishna Janmastami The divine appearance of Lord Sri Krishna
Education
CIHE Bhakti Sastri A comprehensive study of the bhakti literatures
Sunday Feasts
The Sunday Love Feast A weekly gethering of chanting, dancing, feasting and philosophy
The Arts
The Science of Dance Dancing for the pleasure of the Lord is an integral part of what we do
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Sri Sri Radha-Gopinath Mandir
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Sri Sri Nitai Gaurachandra Mandir
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Sri Sri Nitai Gauranga Mandir
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Madhuvan Farm
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The Hare Krishna movement is historically very significant, for now for the first time since the days of the Roman Empire, an Asian religion is being openly practiced by people of western origin in the streets of western cities.

Dr. A.L. Basham Professor of South Asian history, Australian National University, Canberra

He [Srila Prabhupada] was a genuine holy person with enormous integrity and compassion, and he had a powerful impact on those who met him. He never claimed authority and respect for himself; what he said and did was always in the name of Krishna...

Dr. Thomas J. Hopkins Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, Franklin and Marshall College, USA

I very much welcome events such as this, which will help us all to celebrate the values and benefits of diversity... but also shows the positive expression of belief that is characteristic of the Krishna consciousness movement.

Tony Blair Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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ISKCON belongs to the Gaudiaya Vaishnava sampradaya (denomination or tradition), a monotheistic tradition within Vedic culture.

The word “Hindu” is not found in the ancient texts of India. The word originated as a designation for the people living in the vast regions east of the Sindhu River. Today, Hinduism has evolved into an umbrella term that refers to the “family of religions” based on the Vedic writings, including the major traditions Shaivism, Shaktism and Vaishnavism. Together, they make up the world’s third largest religion—today called Hinduism.
The word ‘reincarnate’ derives from the root ‘carna’ which means ‘flesh’. Reincarnate therefore means to enter into the flesh again. The Vedic texts explain that the spirit soul is eternal and it never dies. In the natural course of life the body grows from a baby to youth to boyhood, middle age, then old age and death, and then transmigrates into another body at death. Your destination depends upon your thoughts at death, and what we think of at the time of death depends on what we have been absorbed in for most of our lives.
One of the most unique aspect to Vaishnavism, is the form of Deity (murti). The Vedic texts maintains a sharp distinction between idols and Deities. The Deity is not a figment of imagination of the artist.The ancients text called Shilpa-shastras give exact prescriptions for the fashioning of deities. There are specifications for the proper stance of the Deities, hand gestures, bodily proportions etc. The artists called shilpins enter into deep meditation and carve deity forms in accordance to scriptural canon. After this, elaborate ceremony is performed where the Lord is asked “to imbue the Deity with His divine presence” At this point, Deity is ready to be worshipped.
The answer is Karma. Western science and philosophy explain that the law of causality governs all actions and events in the universe. Actions and events have corresponding reactions on the material platform. The Vedic texts, call this principle of action and reaction ‘karma’. The spirit soul, which is entrapped in the material nature, acts in particular ways which can cause it either further bondage or liberation from the laws of nature. An individual’s actions bring about his or her transmigration from one body to another. One cannot become free from karma simply by refraining from action. One has to learn the art of working without accruing karma, which is the process of bhakti yoga. or devotion to God.
Lord Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, or God. While residing eternally in His spiritual kingdom, or Vaikunatha, the place of no anxiety, He also descends into this material world from time to time to reestablish the principles of spiritual life, or religion, as He did when He spoke the Bhagavad-gita 5,000 years ago, one of the world’s classic spiritual literatures.
Chanting is a spiritual practice that has a place in practically all religious traditions, although the method of practice may differ. It is a transcendental sound vibration that connects with the spirit soul; the soul cannot be Muslim, Hindu, Christian or Jew; the soul is simply what it is – pure spirit.

According to Vaishnava tradition (which include devotees of Krishna), these spiritual sound vibrations especially the Hare Krishna Maha mantra - connects with who you really are (the soul) and revives our dormant spiritual consciousness. It is like nourishment for inner-self. The mantra is not a sectarian chant belonging to a particular religion. It is a chant of names of God and can be chanted by anyone.
The markings are called ‘tilak ’and applied with sacred clay. Although the forehead marking is the most conspicuous, the devotees of Krishna mark their bodies at 13 central energy centers, reciting various names of Lord while applying to each spot. This meditation is designed to promote the awareness that body is a temple of God.
We believe the art of cooking, is a sacred experience, based on principles of compassion, non-violence and balanced living. Devotees abstain from eating meat, fish and eggs. We believe being vegetarian sustains the environment. The meat industry contributes largely to deforestation, desertification, water pollution, water shortages, air pollution, and soil erosion. Half of the Amazon rain forests have been cleared for cattle ranching, All the soybean and grain fed to US livestock in a year could feed 1.3 billion people.

The only practical way to respect and be affectionate to all living entities is when we believe Lord as the Supreme father. The Bhagavad Gita further declares that one who lovingly offers his food to God according to scriptural guidelines is freed from sinful reactions.
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