Hare Krishnas
Airport chanting group
Hare Krishnas are members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, a Hindu religious movement founded in 1966.
The name comes from their devotional chant beginning "Hare Krishna." They became visible in Western cities through public chanting, distinctive robes, and shaved heads: Hare Krishnas handed out flowers at the airport.
The term sometimes carries connotations of aggressive proselytizing or cult-like devotion.
Hindu devotional organization
- templeSacred worship structure
- devoteesPassionate adherents
- ashramHindu spiritual retreat
- Bhagavad-GitaHindu philosophical scripture
book distribution · airport · proselytizing · conversion · commune · congregation · initiation · counterculture
Deep, loyal commitment
- pujaHindu worship ritual
- vegetarianismAbstaining from flesh consumption
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
Of Hindu sacred writings
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- mokshaRelease from rebirth cycle
atman · Brahman · guru-disciple · spiritual master · liberation · transcendence · soul · Godhead
Crocus-derived golden spice
- robesLong loose outer garments
- dhotiWrapped lower-body garment
- sariWrapped South Asian dress
- shaved headHairless scalp by choice
turmeric · garlands · kurta · barefoot · orange · white · monks · nuns
Prayer bead necklace
- harmoniumFoot-pumped keyboard instrument
- call-and-responseAlternating musical exchange
- repetitionAct of redoing
- meditationFocused attention practice
transcendental · vibration · ecstatic · dancing · beads · rounds · melodic
ISKCON
Hindu devotional organization
Bhagavad-Gita · book distribution · airport · proselytizing · conversion · commune · congregation · initiation · counterculture · 1960s
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- pujaHindu worship ritual
- vegetarianismAbstaining from flesh consumption
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
incense · offerings · celibacy · scripture study · service
Vedic
Of Hindu sacred writings
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- dharmaCosmic moral order
moksha · atman · Brahman · guru-disciple · spiritual master · liberation · transcendence · soul · Godhead · love of God
saffron
Crocus-derived golden spice
shaved head · turmeric · garlands · kurta · barefoot · orange · white · monks · nuns
mala
Prayer bead necklace
- harmoniumFoot-pumped keyboard instrument
- call-and-responseAlternating musical exchange
- repetitionAct of redoing
meditation · transcendental · vibration · ecstatic · dancing · beads · rounds · melodic
Hare Krishnasatheists
Those without religious faith
materialists · Orthodox Jews · Sunni Muslims · Buddhist monks · secularists
Hare KrishnasAmish
Traditional simple-living sect
hermits · Trappist monks · Quakers · Mormons · secular Jews