![]() New Vrindaban is home to the Hare Krishnas an eastern religious group that’s roots stem from India stretching back centuries but didn’t catch on in America until the 1960s counterculture movement. Hidden away in the Appalachian Mountains, outside a rural town called Moundsville, West Virginia, is an unincorporated community named New Vrindaban. When driving down the winding rural roads in the northern panhandle of West Virginia, one wouldn’t think to look for a new age eastern religious commune that’s home to a giant palace filled with gold leaf, 50 types of granite imported from all corners of the globe, and over 20 roaming peacocks. ![]() “Right before the exit ramp, this voice spoke to me in my head and said if you turn off this highway you’re never going to get back on again … and then at the last second, I remembered how delicious their vegetarian food was.”
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |