April 2009 News
Dances of India
Published: April 28, 2009
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Indian classical dance is the oldest surviving classical dance style in the world.
Like any other great classical dance form, it requires many years of study to learn the very elaborate technique and style, which are capable of expressing the entire range of human emotions.
Bharata Natyam
Bharatanatyam is the most popular of Indian dances and its antiquity [...]
Map of Riverfront Park - Rath Yatra Festival Location
Published: April 28, 2009
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The following image shows the location of our stage, tents and restrooms in South Riverfront Park for Friday, July 3, 2009
Coming to Harrisburg
Published: April 28, 2009
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Free Vegetarian Feast
Published: April 28, 2009
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Prasadam
If we place an iron rod in a fire, before long the rod becomes red hot and acts just like fire. In the same way, food prepared for and offered to Krishna with love and devotion becomes spiritualized. Such food is called Krsna prasadam, which means “the mercy of Lord Krsna.”
Eating prasadam is a [...]
Mantra Yoga
Published: April 28, 2009
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Mantra Yoga -
Mantra Yoga has its origin in Vedic Sciences and also in Tantra, infact all the verses in Vedas are called mantras, it is said that any person who can chant or sing Vedas can achieve the ultimate salvation or union with supreme consciousness only by chanting the mantras, which is the aim Mantra [...]
Goal of yoga
Published: April 28, 2009
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The goal of yoga may range from improving health to achieving Moksha.[88] Within Jainism and the monist schools of Advaita Vedanta and Shaivism the goal of yoga takes the form of Moksha, which is liberation from all worldly suffering and the cycle of birth and death (Samsara), at which point there is a realisation of [...]
What is Yoga?
Published: April 28, 2009
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It seems like a hot new trend, but yoga actually began more than 3,000 years ago in India. The word yoga is Sanskrit (one of the ancient languages of the East). It means to “yoke,” or unite, the mind, body, and spirit.
Yoga has tons of benefits. It can improve flexibility, strength, balance, and stamina. In [...]
Sari Draping
Published: April 28, 2009
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They’re beautiful but how does one wear them?
Our volunteers will demonstrate how to put on a traditional Indian Sari dress.
In India, majority of women wear sari. The sari is a long piece of cloth about a meter wide and 5 to 51/2meters long. The sari is draped over a long skirt.
Saris of different designs [...]
What is Henna Tattoo?
Published: April 28, 2009
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Henna artists at the Festival of India will demonstrate the process of applying Henna.
Choose a motif from their catalog, and watch it gloriously recreated on your hands.
Henna is a form of completely organic Herbal temporary tattoo, which lasts for typically 1 -2 weeks.
The history and origin of Henna is hard to trace with centuries of [...]
How did Ratha Yatra begin in US?
Published: April 28, 2009
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The Ratha-yatra of Lord Jagannatha has been held in Purusottama Ksetra (also known as Sri Ksestra, Jagannatha Puri, Nilacala, Purusottama Puri, etc.), and then in other places in India, since time immemorial. According to the authority of Skanda Purana, Lord Jagannatha appeared in this world in the second part of the Svayambhuva manvantara and the [...]
