Festival of the Chariots
Today Riss and I went to Venice beach for the annual Festival of the Chariots. Every year, the Hare Krishna temple in Venice has this sort of crazy beach party. They parade down Venice Blvd. with these massive 50 foot tall chariots all covered in beautiful bright colors and flowers. They take the dieties from their temple (the statues of their Gods) and limo them down to the beach for a visit. There are displays, dance recitals, a free vegetarian meal, and even a Krishna chanting rock band. I first went years ago while studying Hinduism, with an Indian friend named Prasad who schooled me to the meaning of the festival. We visited their temple afterwards that night to witness the singing and devotional chanting as they brought the statues back home, and it was a wonderful day. The Krishnas were really nice, and very open about their worldview, and I came away with a really positive view of their way of life.
Today Riss and I wandered around and heard some beautiful singing, enjoyed the sun, and shared the beach with the Hari Krishnas! Hari Krishna, Hari Ram to all of you, thanks for a great time!
Comments
Nice pics Steve, we don't see anything like that here on this east coast, no culture over here man. Thanks for sharing. Tell Riss I think she very pretty.
Posted by: CC | August 3, 2004 07:32 AM
How do you manage to let your hair grow long so quickly again? What's the secret? ;-)
Posted by: Eddyspeeder | August 5, 2004 02:05 AM
i am really confused! Is this the site of the singer who sings with Dave Navarro? I love on eof their song but don't know who they are or the name of the song!
Posted by: pip | September 21, 2004 01:47 AM