South African tour

Goodbye Africa Goodbye!

Yesterday I went with the Food For Life team into a township to distribute prasadam again. It seemed the proper thing to do before leaving South Africa today. I will miss the people of this land. It always amazes me how enthusiastically they embrace the blissful process of Krsna consciousness, as given to us by [...]

A Fitting End

This is the ecstatic kirtan that concluded our Festival of Chariots in Durban over the Easter weekend. Madhava prabhu at his best! Watch the video here.

Soweto Kirtan

This is a video of devotee kids doing kirtan – Soweto style – at the Festival of Chariots in Durban over the weekend. The words are purely Krsna conscious… but the dancing is unique to Africa :) Watch the video here.

United In The Rainbow Nation

South Africa has been called the Rainbow Nation because of its diverse ethnic population. Over the Easter weekend people of all colors, creeds and faiths joined together to celebrate the 23rd Festival of Chariots on the Durban beachfront.

Top Form

BB Govinda Maharaja was in top form leading kirtan at the Durban Ratha Yatra over the weekend. Madhava prabhu was assisting playing mridunga and the Zulu and Indian devotees were dancing up a storm. Watch the video here.

Zulu! Zulu! Zulu!

In 1975, Srila Prabhupada appreciated the innovative marching band at the Ratha Yatra in Melbourne, Australia. Following suit, yesterday we opened the Kwazulu, Durban Ratha Yatra with a group of exuberant Zulu dancers. The people loved them! Watch them here.

Kirtan Thru the Ghetto – the Video

Here is a short video of our small kirtan party thru a shanty town the other day. It certainly wasn’t a fancy kirtan party … but the holy names are all auspicious.

Shanty Town Kirtan

Yesterday we distributed prasadam and had harinama through one of South Africa’s worst ghettos. Rife with crime and steeped in poverty, the atmosphere in the dilapidated shanty town was miserable. But as we wove our way through the tiny streets and lanes with harinama in the pouring rain, people came to life and chanted and [...]

Into the Townships

We are taking a group of devotees to do harinama and prasadam distribution in nearby Zululand.

Bhumi – Mother Earth

Krsna’s beauty can often be appreciated in the beauty of material nature… as only He can create it.