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The Bronx Welcomes Lord Jagannath With Open Arms

By Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 8 Jun 2012

For the third year in a row, residents of the Bronx, New York were fascinated by the appearance of Lord Jagannath in their Bronx Week Parade, held on Sunday May 20th.

Are ISKCON Devotees Hindus?

By Anuttama Dasa and Madhava Smullen for ISKCON News on 8 Jun 2012

"There is a misconception that the Krishna consciousness movement represents the Hindu religion." "We are spreading Hindu culture throughout the whole world." Both these seemingly contradictory quotes were spoken by Srila Prabhupada.

Systematic Bhakti Vaibhava Course in Vrindavan

By Mitra Dasi for ISKCON News on 8 Jun 2012

The Vaishnava Institute for Higher Education (VIHE) will hold its annual in-depth, step-by-step, systematic Bhakti-vaibhava course in Vrindavan, from August 19 – November 21.

British Devotees Attend Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Service

By Radha Mohan Das for ISKCON News on 8 Jun 2012

Srutidharma das and Radha Mohan das represented Bhaktivedanta Manor and the wider Hindu community at the Service of Thanksgiving for the County of Hertfordshire to Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen.

Krishnaites Relocate their Ritual Ceremony Because of Protest at New Temple Land

By Correspondent for lentra.ru on 8 Jun 2012

According to the official statement of ISKCON Moscow, on June 7th, there was a ritual ceremony in honor of starting the construction of their new temple. However, they had to change the venue, as the land where their temple is going to be built, was occupied by several hundred protesters.

Krishna's New Playground

By Krishna-mayi Devi Dasi for Back to Godhead Magazine on 8 Jun 2012

After getting too many hints they couldn't ignore, a devotee couple decides, with reasonable trepidation, to open a Krishna temple in Sin City.

Battle Brewing Over Labeling of Genetically Modified Food

By Amy Harmon and Andrew Pollack for The New York Times on 8 Jun 2012

For more than a decade, almost all processed foods in the United States — cereals, snack foods, salad dressings — have contained ingredients from plants whose DNA was manipulated in a laboratory.