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title: "Maine 1975: Para-Desa: A View of Paradise - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
description: "Maine 1975: Para-Desa: A View of Paradise: : click on picures for bigger images AVIEW OF PARADISE - Cultural zenith of the Congress was the performance of Para-Desa, the epic poem by Porf. Photo above left shows several of the Divine Light dance ensemble."
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date: "2026-11-06T00:24:00+00:00"
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#  Maine 1975: Para-Desa: A View of Paradise

*from Vegetarian Voice Sept/Oct, Nov/Dec 1975:*
 click on picures for bigger images

[![para1](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc75/photos/paradesa1t.jpg)](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc75/photos/paradesa1.jpg)

AVIEW OF PARADISE - Cultural zenith of the Congress was the performance of Para-Desa, the epic poem by Porf. Henry Bailey Stevens. Photo above left shows several of the Divine Light dance ensemble. Top right: Prof. Stevens, with Smt. Rukmini Devi Arundale, enjoying the presentation. Lower right: Joel Andrews, featured harpist.

Below: INSSTRUMENTS OF THE MUSES - Musical instruments gathered from the far corners of the globe, used by the Paul Winter Consort in their production of Para-Desa.

[![para2](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc75/photos/paradesa2t.jpg)](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc75/photos/paradesa2.jpg)

HUMAN CULTURE AND SILVICULTURE - At left: two towering giants - mighty redwoods, as it were, - of vegetarian thought and action: Prof. Henry bailey Stevens and Richard St, barbe Baker.
 Above right: Prof. Stevens in his class on The Recovery of Culture. The noted educator and author is also a Vice-president of the International Vegetarian Union.

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