The Hare Krishna Religious Movement in Trinidad and Tobago

Divali festival souvenir magazine 2019

Indo-Caribbean Cultural Centre Co. Ltd. (ICC) is pleased to announce the publication of its latest souvenir magazine for Divali 2019 in Trinidad and Tobago. The theme of this 19th edition of its hard and digital edition of its free, annual magazine is “The Hare Krishna Religious Movement in Trinidad and Tobago.”

This Hindu sect (ISKCON) was founded in in the USA in 1966 by His Devine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, a devotee of Lord Krishna. ISKCON was established in Trinidad in 1968. In its main temple in Longdenville, ceremonial chanting and worship have been performed uninterruptedly 7 times a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, for 37 continuous years since 1982.

The two other temples are located in Orion Drive in Debe, and Garden Village in Arouca. There is also a farm community in Coryal in Cumuto. Hare Krishnas are well known for their public congregational singing and dancing [sankirtan], playing of musical instruments, and the free distribution of hot, tasty, vegetarian meals.

October-November 2019

11 x 8 ½ inches

40 pages with advertisements and articles

ISSN 1683-4143

Glossy pages and cover

Divali Festival in Trinidad and Tobago
Greetings from the Minister of Community Development, Culture and the Arts: Dr the Honourable Nyan Gadsby-Dolly
Greetings from the High Commissioner of India: His Excellency Arun Kumar Sahu
Prabhupada introduced Lord Krishna to New York
Women in the Hare Krishna Movement (1)
Women in the Hare Krishna Movement (2)
Worshipping idols?
Deity worship
The Ratha Yatra [The Chariot Festival]
Dancing for Lord Krishna
Janma-ashtami – The birthday of Lord Krishna
Hare Krishna Prasadam: Food from/for the Gods
Hare Krishna Food for Life [The Chariot Festival]
ISKCON’s two scriptures: two great books
Becoming a convert
Presidents, pioneers & pathfinders
The early sponsors of the Movement
Hare Krishna temples, past and present
Indira Devi Dasi: Mother of the Krishnas
Rajarshi Das: ISKCON’s local pathfinder
Attitude to devotees

Kumar Mahabir

is a full-time anthropologist at the University of Guyana (UG) and Fellow of The Eccles Centre for American Studies, British Library (2022-23). He is a former Assistant Professor at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). He obtained his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Florida (UF). As a doctoral student, he won a Florida Caribbean Institute Award, an A. Curtis Wilgus Grant, and an Organization of American States (OAS) Fellowship.
Mahabir received a National Award (Hummingbird Silver Medal) for his contribution to education in his country in 2011. He was among 50 recipients who received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the UWI Alumni Association.
Mahabir is the author of 12 books to date.