Encore: The Hare Krishna Murders | Sowing the Seeds | 2
American Scandal
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4.5 • 19.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 January 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
When devotees at the NYC temple confront Keith Ham, he decides to found a commune of his own in West Virginia. Krishnas in temples across the country come up with illegal ways to raise money for the group, including drug dealing and money scams.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to American Scandal add-free on Amazon Music, download |
| 0:05.8 | the app today. |
| 0:08.9 | This is a special encore presentation of our series on the Harry Krishna murders, which |
| 0:13.3 | originally aired in 2019. |
| 0:15.5 | It's an incredible story that spans decades and followed a spiritual group that took a surprisingly |
| 0:20.8 | dark turn. |
| 0:22.0 | We hope you enjoy it. |
| 0:36.2 | It's October of 1967. |
| 0:38.7 | Keith Ham, also known as Kirtana Nanda, strides into the Manhattan Harry Krishna temple |
| 0:44.4 | with his head high and a blissful smile on his face. |
| 0:47.8 | The room is packed with Krishna devotees dressed in colorful robes and beaded necklaces made |
| 0:53.0 | from tulisie wood. |
| 0:54.6 | The beads are said to protect the wearer from bad dreams, accidents, and attacks by weapons. |
| 1:00.4 | In a room filled with colorful garm, Keith stands out. |
| 1:04.0 | Instead of robes and beads, he's dressed in black with a white clerical collar around |
| 1:08.9 | his neck. |
| 1:09.9 | The room is tense, but when Keith steps to the front and raises his palms, it goes silent. |
| 1:17.2 | He loves being able to quiet a room without saying a word. |
| 1:20.5 | He knew when he arrived back from India three weeks ago that his priestly attire and new |
| 1:24.8 | ideas would be controversial. |
| 1:27.2 | But he's not presenting the ideas as his. |
| 1:29.5 | He's saying he's acting on orders from Swami Prabhu Pad, the founder of the movement. |
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