| ISKCON 
 
 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
 • Syn:
 Hare Krishna, International Society for Krishna Consciousness
 • Hypernyms:
 sect, religious sect, religious order
 • Member Holonyms:
 Hinduism, Hindooism
 • Member Meronyms:
 Hare Krishna
 
 
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