Iskcon celebration held

By Mridula Chattopadhyay

KOLKATA
13 Aug 2015

ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), an organisation engaged in spreading the message of love and camaraderie in the society today celebrated the golden jubilee of its founder A. C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada’s journey to the USA where he set up the organisation. Among the dignitaries who were present include West Bengal Bengal governor Keshrinath Tripathy, Retired IPS officer Kiran Bedi, to name a few.

While eminent danseuse Dona Ganguly and her troupe performed a dance programme, there was also a yoga session, in which representatives from over 109 countries took part.

“On the World Yoga Day In Delhi delegates from 86 countries took part in a yoga session which was led by prime minister Narendra Modi. But here we have broken the record and I believe we snagged a place in the Guinness Book of Records in so far as participation in a yoga session is concerned,” Radharaman Das, spokesperson for Iskcon, said.

It was on this day 50 years ago that Prabhupada Bhaktivedanta set out for the USA at the age of 69 and there despite tremendous odds he set up the mission which has now over 600 branches spread across the world.

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