HEALTH FAIR HELD AT TAMPA HINDU TEMPLE
More than 400 attendees and over 50 physicians participated in the 15th annual Community Health Fair on May 18 at the Hindu Temple of Florida community hall in Tampa. The volunteer-run community service has been a tradition at the temple since 1998. Volunteers and physicians alike worked together to bring free screenings and health information services to the public.
ORLANDO HOSTS KIRTAN CHANTING EVENTS
Nina Rao and Devadas chanted in Orlando to packed yoga houses of more than 100 people chanting each evening during their May 3-5 visit to Orlando. Gauri Aggarwal hosted one of the kirtan events at her home. Nina remarked that this was a rare event to sing kirtans with 'desi' folk.
As interest in yoga and meditation continues to increase in the West to epic proportions, so does the Bhakti Yoga practice of “kirtan” chanting. Nina Rao is the assistant of Krishna Das, who learnt bhakti yoga in India for nearly 40 years and now teaches it worldwide.
Nina and Devadas are the next generation of Western kirtan walah movement. They chant traditional mantras and play harmonium and drum. For more information about Nina, visit www.chantkirtan.com; for Devadas, visit www.devadasmusic.com