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ok so i want to be one for halloween (yea not so original as im finding out--but....)also any tips for a get-up?(peach robe/sandles/bald cap/daisies/etc). sheesh not making a "jole of the whole thing-just something for halloween--yea someone will undoubtedly curse me(on yahoo answers) but live & let live.....

2006-10-18 15:40:07 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music Other - Entertainment

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the chant is called maha mantra , sounds like :
hare krishna, hare krishna, krishna krishna, hare hare, hare rama, hare rama, rama rama, hare hare

http://www.harekrsna.cz/mp3/Best-of_1/14_Maha_Mantra_IV.mp3 (on this site you can listen and understand the words well, but you can sing it in any rythm you like)
http://krishna.ch/uploads/media/prabhupada-vande-ham.mp3

the things the guys wear are called dhoti and kurta. how to wear a dhoti: http://members.tripod.com/~daceg/1/dhoti.html
a kurta is very similar to a shirt.

the whole outfit is like this:
http://tajonline.tolshop.com/gifts-to-india/gifts-AR09.html

wearing sandals or flip flops etc. are ok.

wear 1, 2 or 3 from this sort of necklaces: http://www.thekrishnastore.com/catalog/R3JT85E_b.jpg

and of course the haircut, called shikha: http://www.harekrsna.com/practice/4regs/regs.htm

if it is cold, use a chadar too:
http://krishnaculture.com/cgi-bin/miva?Merchant2/merchant.mv+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=KC&Product_Code=CM1&Category_Code=NEW

that thing the guy is holding is called japa bag, within the japa mala, used for chanting the maha mantra. http://www.gopala.com/krishna/japa-bg.gif
http://www.gopala.com/krishna/saquinhos.gif

and the tilaks, on certain parts of the body: http://www.krisnaudvar.com/design/cikkek/tilak.jpg
(usually drawed with ganges clay)

the wear color is usually white or safran(orange). white is for the married and to-be-married men, safran is for ..never-be-married men

here are some videos and stuff if you want to see more: http://www.krishnatube.com/

good luck and haribol

2006-10-20 09:58:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

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