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  • Swami Bhaktipada, Ex-Hare Krishna Leader, Dies St 74

    Swami Bhaktipada, Ex-Hare Krishna Leader, Dies St 74

    Swami Bhaktipada, a former leader of the American Hare Krishna movement who built a sprawling golden paradise for his followers in the hills of Appalachia but who later pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges that included conspiracy to commit the murders-for-hire of two devotees, died on Monday in a hospital near Mumbai, India.

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