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Festival Fun

Friday, November 1st, 2024

Vancouver, British Columbia

The very endearing pastime of Krishna’s heroic deed in protecting the residents of Vrindavana is being celebrated in Burnaby, Vancouver’s suburb, today. I flew for a visit here. Immediately, I was slotted into a program to explain the significance of Krishna's doing so, in the most extraordinary way by raising a popular and prosperous hill called Govardhan. Indra, the god of rain, was relentless in creating a flash flood through endless rains. Krishna sited swiftly to remedy the calamity and everyone was just gratefu3l victims of a week long torrential storm. Indra, himself also expressed gratitude to Krishna, the Champ. “Apologetic” would be appropriate

 

A little bit of humbling goes a long way! Candles were offered to their lordships, the deities of Radha Madan Mohan, by congregants all in queue. It is a tradition in the month of Kartik. Apart from the lineup for offering flames was a circumambulation by others around a decorative hill representing the great Govardhan. They were chanting to my lead on the kirtan. There was endless bliss exploding in the temple room- so much joy. People were in their best-dressed attire, like the crowd in Toronto celebrating Diwali.

 

In general the public is becoming more and more familiar with events like the New-Year called Diwali and Govardhan Hills triumph.

There were massive signs at Toronto’s Airport, at least in the interior, to commemorate these age old festivals known in India. I see a merging of the East and the West. The culture is changing.

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