hare krishna: a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
sect: a subdivision of a larger religious group
aranea: a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders