Photos:: Bhakti Fest 2014

A man holds a pose during Shiva Rea’s workshop.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Dharma Mittra, center, leads a group movement during his workshop, titled “The Great Practice of Dharma Yoga,” at Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Demetri Velisarius, left, leads his “Embracing the Blissful Inner Consort With Nine Round Breathing and PranaDandaYoga” workshop at Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Shiva Rea, center, leads a workshop during Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Annelise Balfour, left, and Athena Castaldi, both of Los Angeles, share a coconut drink during Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

The scene at Shiva Rea’s workshop during Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

The musicians of Prema Hara perform on the main stage during Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A couple enjoy a close moment as they listen to the band Prema Hara at Bhakti Fest.   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Participants meditate during Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A moment of concentration.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Jay Govinda plays the mridanga in the Pure Bhakti Yoga Society booth during Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Renee Baribeau, center, leads a lecture/workshop on spirituality in the real world in a talk titled “After Yoga, the Dishes” during Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Inside Demetri Velisarius’ workshop at Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

The setting for Demetri Velisarius’s “Embracing the Blissful Inner Consort With Nine Round Breathing and PranaDandaYoga” at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center during Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

The crowd reacts as Karnamrita performs on the main stage during Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A woman listens to the musicians of Prema Hara perform on the main stage during Bhakti Fest. Bhakti Fest offered nonstop kirtan performances on two stages.   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A group movement during Dharma Mittra’s workshop.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Purush Ottm, left, of San Diego and Annelise Balfour of Los Angeles dance while Natesh performs during Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

As the crowd chants and claps, people perform difficult yoga poses during Dharma Mittra’s “The Great Practice of Dharma Yoga” workshop at Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Bonnie Stewart, right, massages artist Jennifer Mazzucco, whose artwork is on display at left inside the Call and Response Foundation booth during Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Participants in Dharma Mittra’s workshop. The Bhakti Fest lineup included teachers of spiritual knowledge, yoga, dance and breathwork.   (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A participant in Shiva Rea’s workshop during Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Participants in Shiva Rea’s workshop at Bhakti Fest.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Shiva Rea offers a “namaste” after a workshop at Fest,  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)