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Hare Krishna-affiliated full-time communities include New Vrindaban in West Virginia, [164] and Gita Nagari Eco Farm and Sanctuary in Pennsylvania. [165] There are various other centers in the United States that promote Krishna Conscious culture without being formally affiliated with ISKCON, including The Bhakti Center in New York City. [166]
New Vrindaban is an unincorporated area and an ISKCON (Hare Krishna) intentional community located in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, near Moundsville. [3] The town consists of 1,204 acres (4.87 km 2) (0.1 km² of which is water), [4] and several building complexes, homes, apartment buildings, and businesses including the Sri Sri Radha Vrindaban Chandra Temple (RVC Temple) and ...
Kirtanananda Swami [1] (IAST: Kīrtanānanda Svāmī; September 6, 1937 – October 24, 2011), [2] also known as Swami Bhaktipada, was a Gaudiya Vaishnava guru, the co-founder of New Vrindaban, a Hare Krishna community in Marshall County, West Virginia, where he served as spiritual leader from 1968 until 1994, and a convicted criminal.
Soon, he again came into contact with the Hare Krishnas and went to New York, where he met Prabhupada, who was in town for a few days en route to India. [38] Richard wanted to go back to India, but Prabhupada asked him to stay in America and assist in the development of the New Vrindaban community, under the guidance of Kirtanananda Swami. [38]
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Govinda is a name of Krishna and also appears as the 187th and 539th name of Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama, the 1,000 names of Vishnu. [3] According to Adi Shankara's commentary on Vishnu Sahasranama, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, Govinda has four meanings: [3] The sages call Krishna "Govinda" as he pervades all the worlds, giving them ...
Govinda Das is also the author of the play sangIt sAdhak. He was listed as a kavirAj (kavi=poet; rAj = king) by Jiva Gosvami. [6] Another poet by the name of Govindadasa from the 18th century is associated with one of the mangalkavyas of Bengal, kalikAmangala of Govindadasa - a devotional song seeking blessings of the goddess.
Govinda may also refer to: People. Govinda II (reign 774–780 CE), King of Rashtrakuta dynasty of India after Krishna I; Govinda III (reign 793–814 CE), Indian ...