Diwali celebrations

Hare Krsna to all
All Glories to our most
merciful beloved Srila Gurudeva
Sri Srimad Paramhamsa Bhaktivedanta
Narayana Gosvami Maharaja.

Last weekend the midlands Hindu
society held a pre Diwali celebration
at a local sports ground.In the morning
we participated in a float procession that
they had arranged from the city hall to
the festival site.Our youth group led
Harinam kirtan throughout the procession.
Many onlookers also started participating
in the Harinam and started dancing.
We had a book and food stall at the festival
and distributed prasadam(sanctified food offered
to Lord Sri Krsna)and also many of Srila Gurudeva`s
books.Many people asked many questions about
Krsna Consciousness and many want to attend our Nama
Hatta programmes.Of interest was the Siva Tattva
book written by Srila Gurudeva.

Around 10 000 people attended,we also took this
oppurtunity to advertise Srila Gurudeva`s visit
to South Africa in January 2010 and also our tent
festivals in November with Sripad Ashram and Damodar
Maharaja.All the devotees were actively engaged in
preaching and thus created such a transcendental
atmosphere.

This weekend we have a book stall at the Durban
Diwali festival and we hope to distribute many
more of Srila Gurudeva`s books and invite them
to attend Srila Gurudeva`s programmes in January 2010.

I`ll keep you all informed what happens next.