More cooling than a million moons: Wake up, it’s time to wake up, come on now, wake up, wake up sleeping souls…

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Wake up, it’s time to wake up, come on now, wake up, wake up sleeping souls…

Nothing sweeter than kirtan and that’s what we got at this years KB Mela... sweet, sweet kirtan kirtan ... and more fabulous KRITAN! This the second annual KB Mela. The tradition started with the Krishna Balarama Youth Group bringing Gaura Vani as kindred spirits to SA. Last year we were introduced to Gauravani, Vrindarani, Ananta, Rasa Acarya, Jahnavi and Akincana. That was good. This year …oooh words fail me!

This year a 4 day Mela was held on which the first day had Lokanatha Maharaja in attendance. HH Bhakti Caitanya Maharaja and HH Bhakti Nrsinga Maharaja were also around for about half the retreat. The kirtanyas were from AKS: Ananta, Achutya Gopi, Jahnavi and Gaura Vani. From the Mayapuris: Visvambar, Vrinda and Krishna Kishore. And then oh my Gosh, oh my Gosh, oh my Gosh …the legendary Madhava Prabhu and his wife!! Plus Purushartha Prabhu, a disciple of Srila Prabhupada.

Not only are these devotees incredible kirtan leaders and incredible dancers but they are incredible people too. So down to earth, so affectionate, so friendly, so game for anything and so full of energy!

Acutya Gopi, besides for a sensational voice, on kartels she could put away our best SA kartel players easy peasy. Ananta is the humblest big brother. Jahnavi is sweetness personified. Vishvambar has some amazing tunes and with so much love described the Holy Name as a deity and how it is dressed up with the different tunes and instruments and how some like to dress simply while other like fancy. Gauravani the man keeping things together. Kish funny guy and incredible flute and mrdanga player. Vrinda sho! Awesome dancer. Madhava Prabhu…wow he is just so humble and so in to what he is singing how can you not be drawn in closer and closer and closer to the holy name!!!how???? not possible! And Purushartha Prabhu..kind gentle soul with a lot of spunk on the guitar.

I wonder what next year’s festival is going to be like :o) bolo bhai.. GAURA NITAI!

My family enjoying morning in the sun before breakfast

HH Bhakti Caitanya Maharaj conducting a totally cool Srimad Bhagavatam class where he got a whole group of guys to perform the Denukasura pastime impromptu