As of August 13, 2015 – the 50 year Anniversary since departure of Jaladhuta on Kolkata dock,
ISKCON can report there are:
CENTRES
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602 ISKCON Temples World wide
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65 Farms / Eco Villages
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54 Educational Institutes: Including primary schools, secondary schools and tertiary Colleges
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110 Vegetarian Hare Krishna Restaurants worldwide
DEVOTEES
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75,000 devotees in ISKCON have received initiation (taken clerical vows)
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7 million worshippers attend an ISKCON centre annually
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2000 home study / worship (Bhakti Vriksa) groups meet regularly worldwide (consisting some 30,000 devotees)
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516 million books have been published by the BBT and distributed worldwide
SANCTIFIED MEAL DISTRIBUTION
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3 billion plates of sanctified vegetarian meals (prasadam) have been served to the worldwide
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1.2 million plates of sanctified vegetarian meals (prasadam) are now served daily to Indian children as part of the “Midday Meal” or “Annamrita” by ISKCON Food Relief Foundation
FESTIVALS, CHANTING & PADAYATRA
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1000 hari nama chanting parties go chanting on the streets worldwide every week.
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6000 Vaisnava festivals held every year globally in ISKCON Centres celebrating festivals like Sri Krishna Janmastami, Rama Namani and Sri Jaganath Rathayatra.
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Padayatra devotees have walked 210 000 KM on Padayatra Worldwide visiting 52 000 villages in 110 countries
References: GBC Census, ISKCON.com directory, Iskcondesiretree.com directory, Sankirtana Newsletter, Congregational Development Ministry, Gaurangi dd for Padayatra, FFL Global & ISKCON Food Relief Foundation, ISKCON Communications