gurudeva chose the colors for this dress worn first on his birthday white with gold trim radiating like sun rays crystal mukuts and turban decorate the thakuras heads braking light in colors as devotees assemble from all across the globe offerings come swirling in like poetry composed in the finest language from most elite places in the globe leis of dahlia and rose petals cascading down their bending forms making other desires drown cycle babble and i spinning through the afternoon glow respecting ratha-bhojana-vrksa gurudeva's way to go recumbent, tandems, racers and cruisers some in full dress some casual whichever cycling is well worthwhile point of the hook sufferers in their gear also brings a smile from sunny cove to the harbor bridge up beach hill sea lions along the ridge mountaineers on the wilder trail calling out "hail hail" sufferer thakura over looks his flock round the bout through shoppers corner sprinting hard to make four o'clock saluting the whalers who sing the names as they detail sure to raise another smile winding street last few miles ratha-bhojana-vrksa spurs us on at the gate kumar chases a fawn the sundya starts as the shank sounds in the evening for the "dance" "hiranya kasipu" featuring yellow silk pants gold sequins keeps it trim see mangal arati for the grin