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Last Updated: May 26, 2025

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Also Known As	International Society of Krishna Consciousness • ISKCON
Date	1965 - present
Areas Of Involvement	bhakti yoga
Related People	A. C. Bhaktivedanta • Bhaktipada

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Wahhābī Yazīdī Druze Zen Society of Friends Aḥmadiyyah Falun Gong Heaven’s Gate Cathari Twelver Shiʿah