Biggest Birthday in Brisbane
This is a press release that we wrote for the festival. It's published online here, and will make its way into local newspapers over the next couple of weeks. This is the first press release that I've had published, and it augurs well for the publicity for the upcoming Gaura Vani & as Kindred Spirits tour in October.
Brisbane’s Roma St Parklands will soon be the scene of the largest Krishna’s Birthday festival in the Southern Hemisphere outside of India, where it has been celebrated annually by millions of people over the last three thousand years.
On Sunday August 23rd, from 12pm to 6pm, the Parkland’s Celebration Lawn will transform into an exotic experience of tastes, sounds and colours.With 5-10,000 people expected to attend and a list of invited dignitaries including the Premier Anna Bligh, Lord Mayor Campbell Newman, and Councillor David Hinchcliffe, the festival, celebrating the rich cultural contribution of India to Australia, has something for the whole family to enjoy.
Your taste buds will be tempted, with a huge variety of delicious food available from stalls throughout the day.
Ranchor Das, chef at Brisbane’s famous Hare Krishna restaurant, Govindas, will be on hand and will be holding cooking demonstrations, teaching culinary enthusiasts how to prepare the delectable dishes on Govindas popular lunchtime menu.
The award winning Nepali Artist, Rashmi Amatya, is joining us especially for the event, to exhibit her devotional art which is an avenue for expression, as she has been deaf all her life.
The main stage will present a mix of music, dance and drama throughout the day, while Byron Yoga, Byron Bay’s longest running yoga school, will be giving free yoga classes.
The kids will be kept entertained by a plethora of children’s activities, including the ever popular jumping castle and a dedicated tent full of children’s activities.
Entry to the festival is free, and a yoga retreat worth $1250 is being given away as a door prize, so don’t miss this opportunity to experience the exotic sights and sounds of India right here in Brisbane.
The Krishna Birthday Festival will be held on Sunday August 23rd from 12pm to 5pm and all Brisbane residents are invited to come and participate in this major cultural event.
For further information contact Taraka Sticha on 0402 599 416
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3,000 years?
"where it has been celebrated annually by millions of people over the last three thousand years" -- what happened during the first two thousand years after krsna's appearance? nobody celebrated his birthday?
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It doesn't say. Important
It doesn't say. Important thing to remember: Absence of a positive is not a negative.
I have lived in Australia for the last three years: True.
I've also lived in Australia for the last five.
i don't like this. it's not
i don't like this. it's not a false statement according to logic, but it's misleading. i assume it's not to blow people's minds, since they can't imagine any civilization being around 5,000 years ago, but i don't think srila prabhupada would have made such a statement, leading uninformed readers to wrong conclusions.
why not just say "for thousands of years?"