PHILADELPHIA - Bhakta Alec, a 19 year old white bodied devotee from Abbington, moved into the Philly temple last Govardhana Puja, trading in his cigarette leg unisex jeans and band t-shirts for the standard temple devotee uniform of dhoti and kurta.
However, since moving into the Philly asrama, Bhakta Alec has acquired 3 sweater [...]

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Former Beatle and Hare Krishna icon, George Harrison, has finally taken initiation - 40 years after meeting Srila Prabhuada and seven years after leaving his body, Harrison was given ritvik initiation on behalf of Srila Prabhupada.
“The initiation of the famous Sriman George Harrison is a long-overdue and auspicious occasion,” said Kapirasa das, who performed the [...]

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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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ITHACA, NY - Ex-ISKCON guru, John O’Brien, is now also an ex-Ithaca car salesman, closing his doors after a scandal-rocked year. 2007 was “difficult as hell,” claims O’Brien, adding, “What with the cost of gas and the weak dollar, people were just not taking to buying cars.”
The Ithacar Used Carlot in Ithaca, NY opened in [...]

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