Gaura Purnima today. It was a good festival. The new dress left everyone breathless. It was made around the crowns and hars that one of the folks brought back from India. They have yellow flowers with blue and green leaves and such. “The boys” have pants. The kirtas, cholis, skirt, veil, and pants are yellow. The boarders are the flower patterns of the crowns and effluences. Mahaprabhu and Giridhari are supposed to have vests. There are armbands to go around their upper arms and wrists of the same blue. Since it was so cold this week we decided to make kirtas and put those on instead. Then today, Gaura Purnima day, it was warm enough to dress them in vests but I still didn’t since the night is quite cold. The deep blue backdrop makes the yellow really stand out nicely, without that it wouldn’t have looked as good. Another one of the folks bought a glass vase in the same colors as the outfit as well as a touch of saffron it also looks wonderful. Two garlands today, the first set, the maker said "I dreamed that the garlands should have purple hyacinths and white narcisuss and so I bought those flowers and now look the small garlands are the same pattern! I just dreamed that, Wow"
Holiday pedaling is always fun 'cause it seems that everyone is out preparing for their own celebrations. As i pass by the shopper's corner everyone was getting their vegetables and potato starch for their ekadasi style feasts this evening. Then i streaked by the mall where everyone was buying presents for their Deities. At the beach the sufferers were joining in kirtan after they waves brought them in. Then it was back to the asrama for the Deities new dress and the festivities.
Since they only wore this dress for a little while the seamstress asked that they wear it tomorrow too so they go out in the evening in the same dress as they had for the celebration.