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Entries from August 2008

Karmis LOVE Synthesizer Kirtans!

June 27th, 2008 ·

MINNEAPOLIS - A shocking new study conducted by Rupanuga Vedic College shows that karmis absolutely love synthesizer kirtans.
The findings may contribute to understanding how wildly popular synthesizer kirtans have become at ISKCON festivals like Ratha-yatras, says RVC representative Yazananda das.
“When we, as Hare Krishnas, put down the archaic mrdangas and kartals and pick up a [...]

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Nursing Temple — A Positive Alternative

June 13th, 2008 ·

By Mathura Gonzales
Hing Correspondent
FLORIDA - When the International Society for Krishna Consciousness was first incorporated in 1965, the Society consisted mostly of young men and women, but as its members grew older, the dynamics of the movement changed.
Many of the nation’s elderly live in nursing homes, enduring chronic pain and loneliness. Though the aged [...]

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