Halloween-Hare-Krishnas
Halloween has come and gone, without incident. Heidi Klum played it safe this year dressing as a crow, none of the neighborhood kids donned Lil' Ganesh costumes after all, and my daughter Shruti's first Halloween costume (an adorable pumpkin) was a hit.
But fresh on the heels of my Halloween hypothetical about the bona fides of dressing up as a Hindu deity, a real-life example of the ultra-fine line between good-natured fun and tasteless pot-shot. I give you...
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A few years ago I was
A few years ago I was invited to an Halloween party at the home of some interfaith friends, and I dressed up in the costume of a Catholic priest and my wife played the part of a nun. It was all in good fun and we certainly intended no disrespect to the Catholic clergy we were imitating.
Later, we learned that some of the guests were wondering if we were for real, especially when they noted we only drank 7 up, and were talking with other party goers about God all night.
I agree with Vineet's comment. We Krishna devotees sometimes take ourselves too seriously. Srila Prabhupada had a wonderful sense of humor and would sometimes leave his disciples and guests in an uproar after his jokes.
At the 26 th International
At the 26 th International Carnival in Rijeka, Croatia this year there was a group that dressed as Hare Krishnas. It was a burlesque about the Summer Camp that we organise in their town Kraljevica, and it seems we are just about the only tourists they see during summer. The costume pretty much looked like this one. Nevertheless, we were amused of how the Holy Name found its way to the mouths of a hundred or so participants and ears of nearly a hundred thousands spectators. This event is taking place on the same streets where the Ratha Yatra Rijeka takes place in the summer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU55Ve8ylKU
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