Polish tour

Flattery

A group in Poland is copying (to some degree) our festival tour. No problem. It is said that, “imitation is the highest form of flattery.” Check out: http://infosysbollylodz.pl/program.html. Click the option to read it in English.

The Pangs of Separation

I am resting in Warsaw with a very bad case of the flu. Much more difficult is the fact that being ill prevents me from joining the devotees in Kazakhstan for their week-long yatra festival, culminating in Janmastami. But even more extreme are the pangs of separation I am feeling from the summer festival tour [...]

Feelings of Separation

On August 22 we held our final event of the summer. It was a day of mixed emotions. On one hand, we were happy to be be sharing our good fortune with thousands of vacationers still on the coast. On the other, we were sad knowing such a special service to Srila Prabhupada and Lord [...]

The Rasika dance company

Sanatani and Sivanjali – both from Russia, are disciples of Indradyumna Swami. In the interview below, they share with us how due to full faith in their beloved Spiritual Master, they were able to accomplish seemingly impossible tasks. Maharani: Could you tell us how the ‘Rasika dance company’ was formed? Sanatani: I was part of [...]

The Final Kirtan

The cream of our festivals is the final kirtan each evening when many of our guests join us to chant and dance in ecstasy. Almost all the parents and their children chanting in front of our stage in this video are doing so for the first time. Bedecked with saris, gopi dots and the holy [...]

First time in their lives

At each of our festival programs our master of ceremonies, Tribuvanesvara prabhu, invites children from the audience to come up on the stage and sing with him. It’s always a big hit. Many of the young girls in this clip are wearing saris that they got from our fashion booth. For most of the children, [...]

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

Last night a professor of philosophy from a prestigious university in Poland asked me to sign a Bhagavad-Gita he had purchased just after my lecture from the stage. “I will share this knowledge with all the faculty members at my school,” he said. I smiled remembering the words of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakura who wrote in [...]

Finishing Touches

Relish, along with us, the final days of a most amazing summer of transcendental festivities. As the summer draws to a close we perform our final festivals along the Baltic Sea coast. The prospect of these events coming to a conclusion draw forth deep emotions from our hearts – which are best expressed in the [...]

The essence of all forms of religion

Tired, but blissful, we continue to push on Mahaprabhu’s movement along the Baltic Sea coast. With just 12 festivals left we strive to fulfill the desires of Bhaktivinode Thakura who wrote, “The showing of compassion to all fallen souls by loudly chanting the holy name of Krishna is the essence of all forms of religion.” [...]

The Sankya group of Dancers

Since the past two years, Sankhya – a special dance group from Mumbai – has been a part of our festival tour. Their performances run throughout our festival and play an essential role in adding an Indian flavor to our ‘Festival of India’. Following is an interview with Sankhya’s main dancer, Vaibhav Arekar (Vaibhav), by [...]