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In 1996, the English rock band Kula Shaker adapted "Govinda Jaya Jaya" into their hit song "Govinda". Their song remains the only British top-ten hit sung entirely in Sanskrit. Speaking in 2016, Alonza Bevan, the bass player of Kula Shaker, said that it was "nice to get an ancient Indian hymn [played] on Radio 1 in the UK". [4]
As a priest, Ramakrishna performed the ritual ceremony of the Shodashi Puja in his room, where he worshipped his wife Sarada Devi as the Divine Mother herself. [61] Ramakrishna regarded Sarada Devi as the Divine Mother in person, addressing her as the Holy Mother, and it was by this name that she became known to Ramakrishna's disciples. Sarada ...
Poster depicting Prabhupada for the 1967 Mantra-Rock Dance, a fundraising event in aid of ISKCON's San Francisco temple. In 1968, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder and acharya (leader) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), sent six of his devotees to London to establish a new centre there, the Radha Krishna Temple, and so expand on the success of ISKCON's ...
His divine attributes, mirroring the eternal values of truth, righteousness, and compassion, resonate with seekers of spiritual enlightenment in the modern era. Baba Mohan Ram, celebrated for his captivating allure akin to Lord Krishna and the moral values akin to Lord Rama, holds a revered place in Hindu mythology and spiritual narratives.
Produced by Harrison, Radha Krishna Temple's recording "Hare Krishna Mantra" was issued as a single on the Beatles' Apple record label in 1969. The single was a commercial success, peaking at number 12 in the UK, and led to the Temple devotees appearing on the popular British music chart television programme Top of the Pops.
The film also features the Hindi hit song "Dum Maro Dum", which includes the chant "Hare Krishna Hare Ram". In the John Waters movie Female Trouble (1974), Taffy ( Mink Stole ) returns home and announces she is joining the "Hare Krishna people", and Dawn ( Divine ) warns her she will kill her if she does.
The song was extensively used to project a secular and composite vision of Indian society— it was sung during the 1930 Salt March. [24] After Gandhi's return from Noakhali , he replaced the refrain Bhaj man pyare Sitaram by Bhaj man pyare Rama Rahim, bhaj man pyare Krishna Karim , to better reflect the desired Hindu-Muslim unity.
Krishna and Radha dancing the rasalila, a 19th-century painting, Rajasthan. The Raslila (Sanskrit: रासलीला, romanized: Rāsalīlā), [1] [2] also rendered the Rasalila or the Ras dance, is part of a traditional story described in Hindu texts such as the Bhagavata Purana and Gita Govinda, where Krishna dances with Radha and the gopis of Braj.