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our last concert of the tour, in melbourne back stage before the concert, with promoter and dear friend, chris hooper

gayatri

‘...go lightly on this fragile earth, my native son...’

manose with ravi, on kora –  'ilumina' from the rain forests of brasil

mantra for precarious times – om shanti om

'four angels'

ravi overtones for the dalai lama and his people, on the tibetan mantra, 'teyata'

introducing the bansuri wallah

'radhe govinda' – deva bringing together the masculine and feminine energies

rockin’ out on 'you gotta move' – deva pays homage

waves are coming in – with the audience on stage

...and eventually, from song into silence

namaste

after the concert, hanuman blesses us with a visit to the dressing room

thank you melbourne!

you donated a total of $1120.50 for the people of haiti

this makes a grand total of $5470.65 from the events in auckland NZ, byron bay, brisbane, sydney and melbourne, and includes $400 from chris hooper herself and $200 from the ecstatic chant retreat participants at lake ainsworth.

deva, manose and i have added a further $2,000, bringing the total to $7,670.65

this will go to Haiti Orphan Rescue, an organization co-ordinated by our good and trusted friend, heather, who works with others in haiti, specifically with orphaned children.

Haiti Orphan Rescue

20 orphans who lost their orphanage and the adults who were caring for them.

We have one person on the ground doing their best to keep them alive until we can rebuild and get more caretakers and supplies to them.

We have a doctor, two builders, a nurse, and a man who makes prosthetic body parts on our team, among several other wonderful people who have been helping in Haiti, as well as me helping to coordinate the efforts, and I also help with the long term set up of care and education for the children.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE.

photos by melinda andreas (thanks mellie)

ps – meet kiff.

kiff took us flying across melbourne in his hot-air balloon a few years back.

we heard he’d been in a serious motor cycle accident and went to visit him in hospital.
it was satsang being with him.

he is so full of love and gratitude for the second chance that he’s been given,
and the realization that every precious moment is a miracle.

travel safe kiff, fly high

And finally a few comments received by Chris Hooper

Hi Chris

How fantastic were they!!!!!!! Thanks so much for all your behind the scenes support, to bring them to us. You don’t know how much it meant to me to have them play my favourite song of their’s - Shima Shima. Think I should have named my son Shima after all….

Paul and I are still on a huge high and no doubt will be for some time.

Natalie and Paul

Kevin and Jet

… having been present at each of Deva Premal and Miten’s concerts in Melbourne, I have to say that this was the most powerful. Everything about it was heavenly. Apparently Deva was having some problems with frequencies, but I think it was a thousand million angels around her. None of us in our group could determine any sound problem, in fact as I mentioned it was one of my most powerful moments. Please bring them back again soon

Karyn

Brad

David

Bec

Jane