“The fortunate town of Navadvipa remains on the earth. The seashore remains. The city of Jagannatha Puri remains. The holy names of Krsna remain. But alas! I do not see anywhere the same kind of festival of pure love for Lord Hari. O Lord Caitanya, O ocean of mercy, will I ever see Your transcendental [...]
Brazil tour
Interview with Indradyumna SwamiThe life of a traveling monk Brian Tibbitts believes life is about balance. In his youth he abandoned the so called democratic habits of his country, renouncing sex, drugs, alcohol and meat eating, to lead a very different routine than those of his age at the time. In December 1971, in the climax of the [...] |
Singing in SalvadorOur harinama through the city Salvador was one of our best. We blended right into the colorful and exotic atmosphere. People loved the chanting and dancing and like everywhere we’ve been in Brazil showed their appreciation by smiling and waving. |
When Things Don’t Go RightLast night was the worst program of our Tour. Sometimes things just don’t go right. We performed in an outdoor amphitheater in downtown Fortaleza to only 250 people. It was very hot and humid, which greatly affected the devotees performances. Plus the entire lighting system broke down 3 times during the show. It was so [...] |
Sold OutLast night all 550 seats sold out for our 2nd program in Recife. Security had to turn away over 100 people. It broke my heart. Today we fly north to Fortaleza for a festival this evening which is also sold out. Tomorrow we fly to the city of Salavador. What a pace! We are getting [...] |
Krsna in RecifeWe have been warmly received by the people of Recife in northeast Brazil. It’s a beautiful town with beautiful people. So happy we could share Krsna consciousness with all of them. [ Photos by Jayatam dasa ] |
Two Nights NowThis is a full page article that came out today in Diario de Pernambuco, the main newspaper in Recife, about our show this evening in the city’s most prestigious hall. With all the television coverage we’ve received here as well the town is buzzing about our program. In fact, we’re expecting so many people that [...] |
Way Up NorthToday we traveled 12 hours by car, bus and plane to Recife in the northeast of Brazil. A city of 4 million people, Recife is often called the Venice of Brazil, due to it’s many islands among the small rivers running through the city center. With it’s beautiful white beaches it was once a major [...] |
Special WorshipTomorrow our celebration of Govardhan Puja will consist of rising early, packing all our gear, driving half of the day in a bus to our next destination ( a town called Americana, ) practicing on stage and then doing a big festival in the evening. Straight after the show we get back in the bus [...] |
Second Time AroundLast year our festival program on the beach in Santos was practically rained out. Only a handful of people came. This year we rented a beautiful hall downtown, did harinam and distributed invitations on a beautiful sunny day on the beach… and over 500 people came to the festival! |
