On the 12th of September, 2009 I went to the 23rd Annual India Festival at the Krishna Temple, located in Spanish Fork, Utah.
The festival is set around the main event, the pageant of the epic Ramayana and the burning of a 20’ high ten-headed demon named Ravana. Multi-course meals were served of Indian curry with home made cheese (paneer), blueberry hallava (which I thought was quite tasty!), spicy Bengali rice, and giant lentil chips (papadams).
The Krishna Temple.
The 20 ft. high effigy of Ravana in day light.
Through out the entire evening, there were dancers in beautiful costumes performing on the stage.
Sri Surya Sidharthan performing.
Me in my beautiful sari on the second story of the temple.
The 20 ft. high effigy of Ravana at night in front of the Koi pond.
The Krishna Temple at night.
The Krishna Temple at night.
Pageant of the Ramayana..jpg)
Ravana is burned by flaming arrows, but I left before the exciting part. Here is a picture of it though.
