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The Amsterdam Adventure: Hare Krishna History in the Low Countries

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A book project and growing archive tracing Hare Krishna history in the Netherlands and Belgium through 1979.

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For: Readers of Hare Krishna history in the Low Countries
Worth noticing: The chapter sequence moves from a Bijlmermeer high-rise to Bethaniënstraat 39 and a canal house, spanning 1970–1979.

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The book’s chronology connects devotional life with recognizable Amsterdam settings, including a high-rise, a former bicycle garage, and a seventeenth-century canal house. The page also highlights a 1972 petition to Queen Juliana and the city’s mayor. Its archive is described as still growing, with historical materials receiving dates, sources, and context as they are prepared for publication.

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