Was Hare Krishna a Person?

Rama Rama, Hare Hare. As a young man, Bhaktivedanta was instructed by his teacher to carry Krishna Consciousness to the West. After fulfilling family obligations, he took the vows of a sannyasi (a religious ascetic who renounces the world) and moved to the United States.

Is Hare Krishna God?

Devotees of the Hare Krishna movement consider themselves monotheistic. According to the sacred texts, Bhagavad Gita and Bhagavat Purana, Krishna is the supreme God, who oversees millions of demigods — who are seen as administrators of the universal affairs.

Do the Hare Krishnas still exist?

After waves of migration to the United States from India over the past two decades, the vast majority of Hare Krishna's believers in America are no longer white Americans. They're Indian immigrants like the Ramkumars, who hold down regular jobs and drive to temples to worship, rather than live in communes.