Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Iskcon,Bangalore

Iskcon,an abbreviation for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness,popularly called Hare Krishna after the mantra that they chant,is a worldwide religious organisation founded by Prabhupada in 1966 in New York and is based on the Gaudiya Vaishnavism sect of Hinduism inspired by Chaitanya's life and teachings in the 16th century.The organisation has the stated aim to foster bhakti(devotion)towards Krishna that it considers a personal Godand the supreme Godhead.

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