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Hinduism

Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...

is a minority religion in Ukraine.

Hinduism

Hinduism

Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...

is represented mainly by ISKCON and Brahma Kumaris.

History of ISKCON in Ukraine

In 1988—Soviet Hare Krishnas protest persecutions.

After early 1980s visits by H.G. Krishna Ksetra Prabhu Kenneth R. Valpey

Kenneth R. Valpey

Kenneth R. Valpey is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Theologian who studied at Oxford University, St Cross College . While there, he conducted his research at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies. He has a D.Phil. from Oxford University, where his dissertation was on Chaitanya Vaishnava murti-seva...

, starting from 1998 H.H. Prabhavisnu Swami and H.H. Niranjana Swami became the first visiting Sannyasis.

ISKCON started Legally printing books 1990. First Ukrainian-language books were translated by Vyasadeva dasa and Jambavati dasi in 1990-1991.

In 1991—First legal harinamas in downtown Kiev.

Organized Odessa festival which attracted about 1,500 devotees.

ISKCON in Ukraine

ISKCON was registered in Ukraine in 1990 during then Soviet regime.

As of January 1, 2006, twenty-nine Krishna

Krishna

Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...

Consciousness communities were registeredIRF 2006

It has more than 30 charitable missions (e.g., “Meal for Life”) and has begun construction of a school. Iskcon has 60 teaching centres and 15 Krishna temples. It is estimated that ISKCON in Ukraine has 450 students, 8,000 active adherents, more than 300 clergy, and nearly 40,000 adherents.

ISKCON Centres in Ukraine

Centre 1- ISKCON, Chernigov,Ukraine

Centre 2- ISKCON,Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine

Centre 3- ISKCON, Kijev, Ukraine

Centre 4- ISKCON, Lvov, Ukraine

Centre 5- ISKCON, Nikolayev, Ukraine

Centre 6- ISKCON, Rovno, Ukraine

Centre 7- ISKCON, Simferopol, Ukrain

Centre 8- ISKCON, Ternopol, Ukraine

Centre 9- ISKCON, Vinniza, Ukraine

Centre 10 - ISKCON, Odessa, Ukraine

centre 11-ISKCON,lugansk, ukraine

Transcendental Meditation

Transcendental Meditation refers to the Transcendental Meditation technique, a specific form of mantra meditation, and to the Transcendental Meditation movement, a spiritual movement...

TM has been quite active.

It has registered two Vedic universities.

About 5000 individuals have received TM mantra

Mantra

A mantra is a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that is considered capable of "creating transformation"...

Yoga in Ukraine

Yoga

Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...

is gaining popularity in Ukraine.

Sahaja Yoga

Sahaja Yoga

Sahaja Yoga is a new religious movement founded by Nirmala Srivastava, more widely known as 'Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi' and affectionately as 'Mother' by her followers . According to the movement, Sahaja Yoga is the state of self realization produced by kundalini awakening and is accompanied by the...

, Vasudeva Yoga Association of Ukraine and Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga Yoga

Ashtanga Yoga may refer to:*Raja Yoga or Yoga, the classical system described in the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali *Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, a system of yoga developed by Pattabhi Jois...

Club of Ukraine are some Organisations in Ukraine teaching Yoga.

Sahaja Yoga

Sahaja Yoga

is a method of meditation which seeks to bring a breakthrough in the evolution of human awareness. It was created by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi in 1970.

Yoga in Daily Life has a Centre in Ukraine. Address- Society Yoga in daily life Cherkassy Ukraine, Smelyanskaya str, 80-60, Cherkassy

Ukrainian Yoga Federation

Ukrainian Yoga Federation

Ukrainian Yoga Federation is non-commercial organization, which teaches yoga in Ukraine and is concerned one of the biggest school of yoga in Ukraine.-History:...

, the biggest Hatha yoga

Hatha yoga

Hatha yoga , also called hatha vidya , is a system of yoga introduced by Yogi Swatmarama, a Hindu sage of 15th century India, and compiler of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika....

school has branches almost in all major centers including Kyiv, Kharkiv

Kharkiv

Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...

and Lviv

Lviv

Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...

Brahma Kumaris in Ukraine

Brahma Kumaris has 5 centres in Ukraine.

Kiev, Main centre, Centre Brahma Kumaris, 20 prospect Pobedy, Flat No. 181, Kiev 03055

Donetsk, Centre Brahma Kumaris, 16 Shcolny boulevard, Flat No. 142, Donetsk 83015 T

Kharkov, Centre Brahma Kumaris, 17/12 Rybalko street, Flat No. 91, Kharkiv 61082

Odessa, Centre Brahma Kumaris, 9 Krasny pereulok, Flat No. 10 Odessa 65026

Sevastopol, Centre Brahma Kumaris, 4 Gagarina street, Flat No. 69 Sevastopol 99045

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