If you were downtown around 12noon yesterday, you would have seen a group walking up Elm Street chanting Hare Krsna. They were passing out flyers about their event happening today. From 3:00- 6:00 pm, there is a yoga festival at the Temple of the Holy Name, located at 1283 Prabhupada Road in Sandy Ridge. The event is free and includes a free vegetarian feast. We got a little tickled when snapping this photo yesterday, as the man in the middle is offering a brochure to the Jehovah Witness group.
The modern organization, oficially known as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, is based on the 16th century tradition as Krishna is a Hindu deity. The religion was first founded in the United States in 1966 (in NYC). The Greensboro temple, hosting the…..