Russian rabbi says no to Krishna temple in Moscow

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Russian rabbi says no to Krishna temple in Moscow

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Moscow: One of the leaders of Russia's Jewish community, Rabbi

Adolf Shayevich has joined the Orthodox Christians in protesting

against building of a huge Hindu temple in Moscow by the local

chapter of International Society of Krishna Conscious (ISKCON).

 

Last week, more than one thousand Orthodox Christians protested

against building of the temple of Lord Krishna and a Vedic Centre in

Moscow.

 

"Russia does not have enough followers of this organisation to build

such a huge temple. But if Krishna followers need such large

buildings, they can build them on the Chukotka or Yamal Peninsula

(Russia's sparsely populated Far Eastern regions) or somewhere else.

There are a lot of places in the country," the rabbi was quoted as

saying by Interfax.

 

"A Krishna temple in Moscow does not need to resemble a sports

complex in size. A good clean room is enough to pray," he said

commenting on the ISKCON plans to build 38.5-meter-high Hindu

temple, which is equivalent to a six-story building.

 

According to ISKCON, there are 25 thousand followers of Vaishnavism

in Moscow, and as a registered religion they will fight for a temple

in Moscow.

 

The rabbi said that the project pursued by ISKCON will provoke a

negative reaction not only from religious people, but also from many

Muscovites.