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Venice ~ CA 

Festival of the Chariots was yesterday, one of our favorite times every year for the free food and flowing saris. Here's our story on the event from last year.

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That's Ray Cappo/Ragu, the former singer of Krishna core band Shelter, giving a very inspiring speech on life and how all religious/spiritual beliefs are valid ways to Allah/God/Krishna and not judged by these Vedic devotees. We rapped for a while, the guy's energy is inspiring and incredible.

I even drank the punch at the free buffet......HAREHARERAMSITASITARAMDEVARAMHAREHARE! It was tasty.

Like a peaceful, mellow Hamas, the Krishnas were able to feed the needy and hungry community of the Westside for free, seemingly more than Villaraigosa's administration has done for the homeless and hungry.

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