As of August 13, 2015 – the 50 year Anniversary since departure of Jaladhuta on Kolkata dock,
ISKCON can report there are:
CENTRES
602 ISKCON Temples World wide
65 Farms / Eco Villages
54 Educational Institutes: Including primary schools, secondary schools and tertiary Colleges
110 Vegetarian Hare Krishna Restaurants worldwide
DEVOTEES
75,000 devotees in ISKCON have received initiation (taken clerical vows)
7 million worshippers attend an ISKCON centre annually
2000 home study / worship (Bhakti Vriksa) groups meet regularly worldwide (consisting some 30,000 devotees)
BOOKS
516 million books have been published by the BBT and distributed worldwide
SANCTIFIED MEAL DISTRIBUTION
3 billion plates of sanctified vegetarian meals (prasadam) have been served to the worldwide
1.2 million plates of sanctified vegetarian meals (prasadam) are now served daily to Indian children as part of the “Midday Meal” or “Annamrita” by ISKCON Food Relief Foundation
FESTIVALS, CHANTING & PADAYATRA
1000 hari nama chanting parties go chanting on the streets worldwide every week.
6000 Vaisnava festivals held every year globally in ISKCON Centres celebrating festivals like Sri Krishna Janmastami, Rama Namani and Sri Jaganath Rathayatra.
Padayatra devotees have walked 210 000 KM on Padayatra Worldwide visiting 52 000 villages in 110 countries
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