Photos: Morning service for Hare Krishnas in Tucson
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Hare Krishna) celebrates 50 years in the United States this year.
Hare Krishna
Vino Vitthala, aka Nityananda, a priest, gives prayer as worshippers bow during a morning service at the Chaitanya Cultural Center of Tucson located at 711 East Blacklidge Drive on Wednesday October 12, 2016. The Center is part of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON, which is better known as the Hare Krishna movement. ISKCON celebrates 50 years in the United States this year.
Hare Krishna
Kirtan Yajna Das, a priest, gives a lecture during a morning service at the Chaitanya Cultural Center of Tucson located at 711 East Blacklidge Drive on Wednesday October 12, 2016. The Center is part of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON, which is better known as the Hare Krishna movement. ISKCON celebrates 50 years in the United States this year.
Hare Krishna
Sharon Cooksey, aka Sandamini, center, prays with other worshippers during a morning service at the Chaitanya Cultural Center of Tucson located at 711 East Blacklidge Drive on Wednesday October 12, 2016. The Center is part of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON, which is better known as the Hare Krishna movement. ISKCON celebrates 50 years in the United States this year.
Hare Krishna
Kirtan Yajna Das, second from right, a priest, plays the khol, an Indian drum, during a morning service at the Chaitanya Cultural Center of Tucson located at 711 East Blacklidge Drive on Wednesday October 12, 2016. The Center is part of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON, which is better known as the Hare Krishna movement. ISKCON celebrates 50 years in the United States this year.
Hare Krishna
From left to right, Jerell Paredez, aka Naraharidasa, Sharon Cooksey, aka, Sandamini, Kirtan Yajna Das and Richard Hall, aka Suresvara, partake in a daily morning service at the Chaitanya Cultural Center of Tucson located at 711 East Blacklidge Drive on Wednesday October 12, 2016. The Center is part of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON, which is better known as the Hare Krishna movement. ISKCON celebrates 50 years in the United States this year.
Hare Krishna
Richard Hall, aka Suresvara, prays on his own before the start of a morning service at the Chaitanya Cultural Center of Tucson located at 711 East Blacklidge Drive on Wednesday October 12, 2016. The Center is part of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON, which is better known as the Hare Krishna movement. ISKCON celebrates 50 years in the United States this year.
Hare Krishna
Deities are displayed in an alter for worship at the Chaitanya Cultural Center of Tucson located at 711 East Blacklidge Drive. The Center is part of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, ISKCON, which is better known as the Hare Krishna movement. ISKCON celebrates 50 years in the United States this year.
The movement, turning 50 years old, has not been without its controversies.