The word is Yiddish but it seems to apply well to this assortment of sort-of religious knickknacks for sale at the Krishna chariot parade. The feeling is quite similar to what I remember from my Catholic upbringing and still see throughout Europe and the Americas. People need just the right souvenir.
Dad and the kids at the Hare Krishna chariot parade. They were on the stage with the people chanting, drumming and playing simple melodies. I think the girl has small finger cymbals and the boy is a bit bemused.
It's a travel day for my family, in the air and on the road to see my son and his family in Michigan. No Detroit. They recently moved from a small town to Midland, a town of about 42.000 and headquarters of Dow Chemical near the head of Saginaw Bay. You can tell it's prosperous. Don't know whether or if I'll have something to post. Maybe I'll see something while we change planes in Chicago.
And happy birthday to Mrs. C. I won't mention the number but she's looking very, very good.
Not surprisingly, there was a merch tent at the Krishna chariot parade. Everybody does it these days, certainly including religious institutions. There are equivalents at lots of Christian cathedrals and Buddhist temples.
I like how the young observer in the background fits into the picture.
Preparing the chariot for the main event. It looks like he was upset with me but I don't think that's so. The public was invited and there were a number of photographers, a few much more assertive than me.
Finally, some new local material. There was an event yesterday at a park in a far corner of the suburbs that I'd never heard of but that apparently isn't new. The International Society For Krishna Consciousness, commonly known as the Hare Krishnas, have what is called the chariot parade. This enormous wagon, something like 35 feet or 10 meters high, is festooned with Hindu imagery and pulled down a trail along a lake. There was a big crowd.
I do not know the significance of the stop signs. Can anyone help out here?
