This pictures is when Rob decided to blow an entire hand full of green powder into my eye. I actually couldn't see at the moment and thought I'd take a picture so I could remember my eye, just in case it decided not to start working again. Thanks Rob, I love you too.
This was the highlight of the whole "Festival of Colors" for me. I sat down next to this beautiful woman who's name is Pujo and started talking to her and asking questions about everything around me and about the festival that was taking place. Pretty soon my buddy Rob joined in, and a minute later Brian and is amiga joined us as well. We sat in a circle an listened to Pujo who taught us all about the festival and about the core beliefs of the Hare Krishna. Rob and I went to this wanting to be as respectful as we could to those who really believe and it turned out that we were some of only a few who wanted to do the same. For the most part everyone there was out of control and disrespecting the sacred festival of these people. Pujo was wonderful though. She is originally from India but now lives in Denver with her husband. She kept telling us how lucky we were to live so close to this temple, I guess it is a very special temple to the Hare Krishna all over the world. If you look close, Pujo's fingers and toes were painted red. That was to do certain signs and formations that represented things sacred to them. Pujo and being with my friends was by far the highlight of the entire event.
Just another picture of Rob and me standing in front of the temple. This is obviously still early in the event because we are still pretty clean. It only took a few short minutes after this picture was taken to be completely covered and blend in with the other ten thousand people that were there. This is the whole purpose of the colored powder... it takes all the differences that we all have as humans and covers them up creating a sense of "oneness" and unity. Pretty cool... After being here for a few hours and talking with the people, especially Pujo from the picture above, it is hard not to love a faith that promotes so much love, peace, oneness, etc. Everything about it is good. Where I start to have problems is when they meditate to the different statues and so forth. That's right where I stop... All in all we had so much fun and ended up having an amazing experience with the people and learning about their ways of life. Who would've thought that in Spanish Fork, Utah I'd be going to a Hare Krishna festival such as this. Crazy
This pictures is when Rob decided to blow an entire hand full of green powder into my eye. I actually couldn't see at the moment and thought I'd take a picture so I could remember my eye, just in case it decided not to start working again. Thanks Rob, I love you too.
This was the highlight of the whole "Festival of Colors" for me. I sat down next to this beautiful woman who's name is Pujo and started talking to her and asking questions about everything around me and about the festival that was taking place. Pretty soon my buddy Rob joined in, and a minute later Brian and is amiga joined us as well. We sat in a circle an listened to Pujo who taught us all about the festival and about the core beliefs of the Hare Krishna. Rob and I went to this wanting to be as respectful as we could to those who really believe and it turned out that we were some of only a few who wanted to do the same. For the most part everyone there was out of control and disrespecting the sacred festival of these people. Pujo was wonderful though. She is originally from India but now lives in Denver with her husband. She kept telling us how lucky we were to live so close to this temple, I guess it is a very special temple to the Hare Krishna all over the world. If you look close, Pujo's fingers and toes were painted red. That was to do certain signs and formations that represented things sacred to them. Pujo and being with my friends was by far the highlight of the entire event.
Just another picture of Rob and me standing in front of the temple. This is obviously still early in the event because we are still pretty clean. It only took a few short minutes after this picture was taken to be completely covered and blend in with the other ten thousand people that were there. This is the whole purpose of the colored powder... it takes all the differences that we all have as humans and covers them up creating a sense of "oneness" and unity. Pretty cool... After being here for a few hours and talking with the people, especially Pujo from the picture above, it is hard not to love a faith that promotes so much love, peace, oneness, etc. Everything about it is good. Where I start to have problems is when they meditate to the different statues and so forth. That's right where I stop... All in all we had so much fun and ended up having an amazing experience with the people and learning about their ways of life. Who would've thought that in Spanish Fork, Utah I'd be going to a Hare Krishna festival such as this. Crazy
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they must be weird down there in spanish fork and salem.
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