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Fri 02 Feb 2002A community in retreatHard-pressed Hare Krishna followers have put their island home on Lough Erne up for sale. But they and many local residents still hope an alternative to leaving may yet be found, writes Roisin IngleOn the way through rain and floods to visit the Hare Krishna community at its Lough Erne island retreat in Co Fermanagh, a song by the late George Harrison comes on the car stereo. The Beatle was a supporter of the religion; he half sang, half chanted in My Sweet Lord and quietly funded many Hare Krishna projects around the world.