Friday June 22
Here is the second of three photo galleries with pictures from the kids camp. The following photos are of Friday’s activities, including a discussion panel with Vidura Prabhu, Premananda Prabhu, Vaidehi Didi, and Devaki Didi, arts and crafts, tilak class with Narayani Didi and Damayanti Didi, harinam sankirtan led by Srila Janardan Maharaj on Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz, evening class led by Jairam Prabhu, and plenty of unplanned fun.
Photos by: Bimala Devi Dasi (from Ecuador), Braja Mohini Devi Dasi, Murali Mohan Prabhu and Krsna Priya Devi Dasi
All the kids asked questions about the temple and Krishna Consciousness
At a discussion panel with Vidura Krishna Prabhu, Premananda Prabhu, Devaki Didi, and Vaidehi Didi
Many eager hands waiting to be called on
And the eager audience
Shyamamohini and Shivani work on an arts and crafts project
Today's project is to make flags
One of the flags
Damayanti Didi leads a class about wearing tilak
Narayani Didi drew this diagram of where to apply tilak on one's body
Sita with her tilak craft project
Narayani Didi helped apply tilak to all the kids
Here Nabh gets some tilak
And Ajita Krishna has tilak
Everyone went downtown to Pacific Avenue for harinam sankirtan
Naomi passing out invitations to the temple
The harinam party makes its way down the street
Srila Janardan Maharaj was happy to join the harinam party
He led the group
The people in Santa Cruz were very happy to see the devotees, especially the children
Jairam Prabhu reads to the kids for the evening class
All glories to Their Lordships Sri Sri Guru Gauranga Gandharvika Giridharijiu!
The attentive class
Revati Didi and Bilmala Didi from Ecuador pose with Lalita Didi
Divyashakti Didi with Bimala Didi and Revati Didi
Vimala Didi and Paradevi Didi
Ramai Prabhu Archana Niketan leads bhoga arotik
Abha Didi and Amiyakanti Didi prepare the noon offering
Abha Didi is the chapati queen
Amiyakanti Didi with her son Jagannath
Anjali
Murali Mohan Prabhu poses with the bhoga collection
Bindu Madhava is an enthusiastic mridanga player
Damayanti Didi and Devaki Didi make garlands to offer to the deities
Jagannath
Jahnava
Jairam Prabhu and Brajeshwar Prabhu
Kumar, the friendly temple dog
Mridangas in the temple room
Naomi
Premanidhi Prabhu washed kitchen pots everyday during the camp
Prem Swarup
Ratan Krishna Prabhu and Vidura Krishna Prabhu
Shyamamohini and Radhadasi
Shyamamohini climbs the tree
Sita and Anjana
Vidyasundar Prabhu and Murali Mohan Prabhu
Cole visited with Vrinda Didi