SIMI VALLEY, CA – Earlier this week, noted ISKCON historian, Bhakta Charlie, reported in his article “Meltdown… So What? on Sampradaya Sun, that he was aware of senior devotees, who, when “faced with the Y2K (year 2000) crisis/impending doom, went so far as to purchase rubber Radiation Suits.”
While the fact that senior devotees purchased [...]

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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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NEW VRNDAVANA, WV — The New Vrndavana Accordion Ensemble announced their first tour in decades Monday at a rehearsal in the Guest Lodge as a throng of fans crowded near the legendary Palace of Gold.
Five of the original ensemble members led the Sunday feast program with a live performance of its hit “Within Vrndavana’s Woods [...]

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