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Noun: International Society for Krishna Consciousness
  1. A religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of 'Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
    - Hare Krishna, ISKCON

Type of: religious order, religious sect, sect

Part of: Hindooism, Hinduism

Encyclopedia: International Society for Krishna Consciousness

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