A letter from Czech Republic, dhoti sankirtan
Thank you for writing. One time Indranuja Prabhu and I went out to a big event in the park in Denton. He thought it was a good idea to wear dhotis but the result was that after driving there for an hour we were kicked out immediatly. That is the only trouble I can think of. In the 70's we wore western clothes because people would be so freaked at the sight of vaisnava dress that you could not go into any conversation with them. The devotees with their tilak and all would sometimes tell people they were from Mars to break the ice.
Since then every imaginable hair and clothes style has been tried out by the people in general. We do not blow people away. Actually Hare Krishna is more appreciated then ever and it is really exciting for me on my 30th year of sankirtan, to watch how Srila Prabhupada's efforts are changing the course of history.
Your Servant,
Mishra Bhagavan Dasa
