Ukraine: Deities and pujaris were moved to safer places. ISKCON...



Ukraine: Deities and pujaris were moved to safer places.
ISKCON has temples, either rented or under construction, in 32 cities throughout Ukraine. There are eight cities where ISKCON is located that have seen significant military activity. These include Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Mariupol, Zhytomyr, and Chernigiv. In the cities where Deities were regularly worshipped, those Deities have either been secured safely, relocated to a safe place where the worship has continued without interruption, or as in the case of Kharkiv, the large Deities have been secured, but the small Deities are still being worshipped.

The ISKCON Ukraine National Council continues to meet regularly. The last meeting was in early March–during the ongoing military conflict. At that meeting, it was decided to encourage all the devotees living in the large cities near military installations to leave their residences for safer places. They also encouraged devotees, wherever they relocate to, to keep connected with their community and congregation for ongoing support.

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