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New Congo Community Grows Own Food, Saves Millions

By ISKCON News Staff on 25 Mar 2008

The Democratic Republic of Congo's new Varnashrama community appears to be going against the global trend of rapidly increasing food prices. As a UN aid official recently commented to global news agency AFP, "The Philippines may end up having to feed people to save them going hungry as the market price of rice soars out of reach of ordinary households."

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Durban Ratha Festival Attracts Quarter Million Attendees

SABC News on 22 Mar 2008

Tens of thousands of Hare Krishna movement devotees across the country celebrated the festival of chariots today. The festival started in India and dates back thousands of years.

The main event was held in Durban today, and was hosted by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

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Puri Priests Demand Punishment for Sales of ISKCON Books

Howrah News Service on 22 Mar 2008

Bhubaneswar, March 22: An International Society for Krishna Consciousness devotee was caught by priests of Jagannath temple at Puri on Saturday for selling booklets of Srila Prabhupada, the founder of Iskcon, inside the temple premises.

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