Nabhinandan Das: Today we were invited to a Primary Academy in Croydon to make assembly presentations to 300 Year 4 and Year 5 students on Holi and Gaura Purnima. The pastime of Lord Nrsimhadeva and Lord Chaitanya was described to the children and they enthusiastically chanted the Hare Krishna Mahamantra. We demonstrated the throwing of colours on the teacher, which the children really enjoyed! After the assemblies, a workshop was done with Year 4 children regarding how in Sanatana Dharma, worship is done to the Lord. We showed the children how arati is performed and how everything we do can be an act of devotion, even cooking and eating. We explained the principles of vegetarianism and 30 Higher Tastes were distributed to the children, which were enthusiastically received.
