The Hare Krishna Commune of West Virginia | New Vrindaban, WV

Surrounded on all sides by West Virginia farming country, would you believe there exists a place where a sizable community of ascetics live to practice a religion inspired by the tenants of Hinduism? At the height of America's cultural revolution in the 1960's, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Srila Prabhupada brought forth a spiritual movement that caught international attention and spread like wildfire. The International Society for Krishna Consciousness, as it is formally called, captured the hearts and souls of a generation, disillusioned by the failures of contemporary western society. Under the guidance and direction of Srila Prabhupada, these people dropped all they knew and began the road to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Some of them undertook the challenge of establishing a self-sufficient farming community here in the northern panhandle of West Virginia where they, away from the material distractions of American society, could embrace a spiritual life devoted to Krishna, their supreme God. Having known quite literally nothing about this society except what little pieces of info I found online, I planned to venture into this mysterious location for a day, expecting a fun time sightseeing but little more than that. What I instead found were the most welcoming, admirable and interesting group of people I have ever met. Full of stimulating conversation and hearts of gold, I have nothing but respect for them. This is unlike anything we've seen before on the Coverage Project. Hare Krishna!
Big thank you to Murari and Sati for the wonderful gestures of hospitality on this given day.
Location Covered: New Vrindaban, WV ✅
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