Kirtans of the Sacred Forest — Agni dev das
Agni dev is renowned for his melodious Gaudiya Vaishnava kirtan, Agnidev prabhu sings traditional songs with multi-cultural accompaniment, using both Eastern and Western instruments. In addition to his soul-stirring vocals, he is a master kirtaneer and mridanga player.
0:00:00 Maha Mantra
0:13:06 Gaya Gaura Madhur Sware
00:23:22 jaya Radhe Jaya Krsna Jaya Vrindaban
00:35:54 Bhaja Bhakata Vatsala Sri Gaurahari
00:43:54 Radhe Jaya Jaya Madhava Caayate
By the mercy of the Lord our second Kartika parikrama took us to the city of Mathura, where Lord Krsna appeared 5,000 years ago. In a beautiful and spacious temple we discussed the glories of Mathura as revealed in the Brhat Bhagvatamrita, by Srila Sanatana Goswami. After kirtan we wandered the ancient quarters of the city discovering many old temples. Devotees were particularly impressed with two large Deities of Lord Varaha, who have been worshipped since the dawn of creation.
As a rural community project, New Govardhana is a living example of Srila Prabhupada’s teachings regarding “simple living, high thinking”. One of the main tenets of the Krishna consciousness philosophy is vegetarianism and cow protection.
We have therefore developed an innovative cow protection program that includes caring for our cows until they pass away naturally, and educational tours for guests. And it is a rare guest indeed who doesn’t fall in love with cows after the tour experience. There are also two abundant gardens that supply ingredients for the 3 daily vegetarian and vegan meals at both the temple and Krishna Village.
So we are well on our way to living self-sufficiently. In this age, as city-life becomes increasingly more challenging, we understand the importance of developing a shelter away from metropolitan centers to provide people the opportunity to re-centre and connect with their deepest Self.
All throughout the Woodstock festival Krsna’s Village of Peace was teeming with tens of thousands of people exploring all we had to offer: kirtan, dramas, books, yoga, shops, exhibits and a tent where they could inquire from senior devotees. Our Ratha Yatra Cart traversed the entire Woodstock site numerous times each day. Colourfully dressed, devotees seemed to be chanting and dancing everywhere in ecstasy. Over 150,000 plates of delicious prasadam were distributed. We cooked more than 38 tons of foodstuffs! As the festival drew to a close I meditated on a verse by Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati:
“The fortunate town of Navadwip remains on the earth. The seashore remains. The city of Jagannath Puri remains.The holy names of Lord Krsna remain. Alas! I do not see anywhere the same kind of festival of pure love for Lord Hari. O Lord Caitanya! O ocean of mercy! Will I ever see Your transcendental glory again?"
[ Sri Caitanya Candramrta, Chapter 12, text 140 ]
A long time ago, a Polish guy by the name of Jurek Owsiak attended the legendary Woodstock festival in New York. In that moment, he decided that Poland needed a new festival. And just like that, Woodstock Poland was born. Zoom forward 23 years and Woodstock has morphed into a multi genre shitshow of debauchery, with a heavy emphasis on music that can only be classified as rave metal.
The vagabond-friendly festival comes at a great price: absolutely free! Thus, travelers flock to the festival year after year and set up camps in the forest spreading nearly 5 km from the festival stages. With somewhere between 100,000 and 1,000,000 attendees (nobody knows since there are no tickets, but Wikipedia says 850,000), the sea of partiers stretches well beyond the horizon in every direction with Krishna village as part of it.
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