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New Goloka's spiritual leader, Bir Krishna Goswami, gives a sermon during the second half of a Sunday worship. |
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On the annual Hindu day of Sivaratri, a Brahmin performs a puja (ritual bathing) for the god Siva, whom ISKCON devotees consider a demigod in service of Krishna. |
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In the foreground devotees worship through song; in the background a life-size image of ISKCON's founder Srila Prabhupada looks on. |
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A troop of dancers performs before the congregation. The altar is to their right. Devotees believe that such dances are a form of worship in addition to being an artistic and cultural expression. |
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On another occasion, children put on a play that dramatizes the events in the life of an avatar (divine incarnation) of Krishna. |
