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Travel Journal#12.2: North and Central Florida <\/h3>\n
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Diary of a Traveling Sadhaka, Vol. 12, No. 2
By Krishna-kripa das
(January 2016, part two)<\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
North and Central Florida
(Sent from Mumbai, India, on March 2, 2016)<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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The second half of January I spent four days in Orlando, four days in Tallahassee, and five days in Gainesville chanting at Krishna Lunch and the Farmers Market, except Sunday when I attended the Alachua Sunday Feast. I also spent two days in Tampa, one chanting at University of South Florida and the other with Gainesville and Alachua devotees chanting at the Gasparilla Pirate parade. While I was in Orlando, I came to Gainesville just for the day, to chant Hare Krishna with my friends from Gainesville and Alachua in the Martin Luther King Day March, a yearly event we have been attending for several years.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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I share insights from Srila Prabhupada\u2019s books and lectures, Satsvarupa dasa Goswami\u2019s books and journal, lectures by Amala Bhakta Swami and Giriraja Swami, a seminar on cow protection by Balabhadra Prabhu, Prabhupada memories by Govinda Dasi, lectures by Prabhupada disciples, Kalakantha Prabhu, Krishnasravana Prabhu, Sesa Prabhu, and Sukhada Devi, and lectures by newer devotees.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Thanks to Megan Sauer for her pictures of Nama Kirtana Prabhu and I chanting at Lake Ella in Tallahassee. Thanks to Jeremiah for his recording of the kirtana <\/i>at our Tallhassee temple. Thanks to Audrey for her picture of the Gainesville Farmers Market harinama. <\/i>Thanks to Carol Cole for her video of me playing harmonium and chanting in front of the University of South Florida library. Thanks to Sudevi Dasi for her pictures of the program with Amala Bhakti Swami at University of South Florida in Tampa.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Itinerary<\/span><\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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March 1\u20133: Mumbai <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
March 5\u201310: Mayapur Kirtan Mela <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
March 12\u201321: Rishikesh Harinama <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
March 22\u2013April 11: Vrindavan<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
April 13: Mumbai<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
April 14\u201321: Dublin, Ireland<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
April 22\u201324: Newcastle, England<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
April 27: King\u2019s Day, Amsterdam<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
April 28\u201329: Holland<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
April 30\u2013May 1: Birmingham 24-hour kirtana<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
May 2\u2013: The North of England and Scotland<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
July 10: Prague Ratha-yatra<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
July 12\u201316: Polish Woodstock<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
August 5\u201311: Baltic Summer Festival<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
August 18\u201321: Trutnoff (Czech Woodstock) <\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
September 13\u2013: New York City Harinam<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Chanting Hare Krishna in the Martin Luther King Day March<\/o:p><\/span><\/b>

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Hare Krishna devotees from Alachua and Gainesville chanted in the annual Martin Luther King Day March this year as they have for several years. As usual we were the only group with music, and because we had a nice loud sound system, it was easy for people to hear us. Despite our dominating presence, many people were favorable, and no one complained about us.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Christiana danced with some of the people from other groups in the parade, including this lady, who also played the shakers.<\/o:p><\/span>

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This gentleman played his own drum along with us.<\/o:p><\/span>

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Kalki, our fired-up brahmacari <\/i>book distributor, danced blissfully in the march.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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The young ladies at Krishna House danced very joyfully as well.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n

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This lady dances with us every year.<\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n
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Here is some video showing what it was like (https:\/\/youtu.be\/b4VeY4WzVDE<\/a>):<\/o:p><\/span>

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