It has been Easter Time for Christians; Pesach for the Jewish community and here in Durban once again, the annual Festival of the Chariots or Rathayatra on the Durban Beachfront for the Hindu community.
Every year, this great festival of Rathayatra, which stemmed from Jagannatha Puri, explodes in a brust of colour and devotion as thousands of people gather to celebrate, sing and dance and of course to eat the delicious free food the Hare Krishna's and out.
With a hand tucked into a prayer bag - moving over the wooden beads, you hear the mantra of the Lord's Holy names muttered as you press through the crowd:
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna, Krishna, Hare, Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama, Rama, Hare, Hare.
My friend Vivan Attwood was there and took these amazing pictures which she said I could borrow for my blog.
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