Thursday, November 1, 2007

Harinam - Halloween LA 31st October 2007

Hollywood's Santa Monica Boulevard, pulsed with excitement on Halloween night as hundreds of thousands of Halloween revelers flocked to the famous Boulevard for the 2007 West Hollywood on Wednesday, October 31, 2006 at the Halloween carnival. For the thousands that thronged the boulevard, it was the night that they had been wating for for the whole year - at last they could become the person they always wanted to be (at least for on night!). They wore their fantasy costumes with great pride and much enthusiasm, you could be whoever you wanted to be: You could be a Jeddi from Star Wars, (complete with laser weapon), a devil with horns, a pirate, Dracula, and you saved up the whole year for your costume!

As a traditional event, the devotees, from LA, and devotees who had travelled from San Diego, nicely dressed with dhoti, kurta arrived amidst the fantasy, with the real thing, the holy name of the Lord and the chanting of the Hare Krsna Maha Mantra. Crowds of people watched with great enthusiasm, as some devotees gave out Srila Prabhupada's books and prasadam cookies - some even came to chant with the devotees, with their costumes, even a group that looked as though they had stepped right out from the stone age, complete with Jembay drums, with a night that they would never forget. All glories to Sri Sri Gaur Nitai - All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

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