MIGHTY GOVINDA

By K.B. NAIR

NORWALK, CA : At the mega event held at the Excelsior High School Grounds here on Mar. 16 thousands of revelers descended on the venue throughout the day and into the night in the same spirit.

Barely had the doors to the grounds opened than streams of people, predominantly youngsters started flowing into the expansive grounds and it was not long before revelers had to start circling the area for parking space. The fact there was an entrance fee did not deter the crowd and by 11 am Mighty Govinda and his group and Charu Das were on the top of the huge stage coaxing and cajoling the sprawling gathering to sing and chant the praises of Lord Krishna. By then the excited mass of celebrants had swung by the supplies stall to buy packets of dry holi colors to rub, throw and sprinkle on one another. Very quickly the entire venue became a sea of vibrant moving colors filled with sporadic bursts of colors being flung into the atmosphere by enthusiastic members of the immense audience.

A few minutes before noon, sponsors of the event were welcomed on to the stage to be introduced before a countdown began for a joint “throw” of colors and exactly at noon the first of them was conducted with the entire crowd gathering before the stage to fling dry colored powder into the air simultaneously. The space appeared to implode into gigantic plumes of colors before the gentle breeze transformed it into a thick cloud of charcoal color obliterating the brilliant sun for a few moments before the images of the crowd emerged as though after a massive explosion. - India Journal

By K.B. NAIR

NORWALK, CA : At the mega event held at the Excelsior High School Grounds here on Mar. 16 thousands of revelers descended on the venue throughout the day and into the night in the same spirit.

Barely had the doors to the grounds opened than streams of people, predominantly youngsters started flowing into the expansive grounds and it was not long before revelers had to start circling the area for parking space. The fact there was an entrance fee did not deter the crowd and by 11 am Mighty Govinda and his group and Charu Das were on the top of the huge stage coaxing and cajoling the sprawling gathering to sing and chant the praises of Lord Krishna. By then the excited mass of celebrants had swung by the supplies stall to buy packets of dry holi colors to rub, throw and sprinkle on one another. Very quickly the entire venue became a sea of vibrant moving colors filled with sporadic bursts of colors being flung into the atmosphere by enthusiastic members of the immense audience.

A few minutes before noon, sponsors of the event were welcomed on to the stage to be introduced before a countdown began for a joint “throw” of colors and exactly at noon the first of them was conducted with the entire crowd gathering before the stage to fling dry colored powder into the air simultaneously. The space appeared to implode into gigantic plumes of colors before the gentle breeze transformed it into a thick cloud of charcoal color obliterating the brilliant sun for a few moments before the images of the crowd emerged as though after a massive explosion. - India Journal