Our community is more than accustomed to our larger-than-life festivals that bring so much colour and excitement. Whether a dramatic Gaura Purnima festival or celebrating New Year’s in style – you can always expect an enlivening experience.
However, we rarely get a chance to hear from those who arrive at one of our grand festivals for the FIRST time. Below is an excerpt of a blog post written by someone who came for our Holi/Gaura Purnima festivities for the first time:
Unlike other Hindu festivals we’ve been to recently in Toronto, the Hare Krishna’s festival was more a group affair than a place for individual acts of worship. The congregation of at least two hundred sang, clapped and danced together. They were livelier and noisier.
To read the rest of this blog post by Ruth Lor Malloy, please click here.
Image©Ruth Lor Malloy 2011