Global Hare Krishna Kirtan

 

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Join us for Kirtan Mela Mayapur, March 11th-15th 2013, at the beginning of the Mayapur Gaur Purnima festival.

Learn more about the Festival here.  

March 10th: Adhivas ceremony from 7:00pm 
Devotees honor the kirtaniyas and their instruments in a short but blissful ceremony as performed by Narottam das Thakur. This adhivas is performed by the Mayapur Chandras, a group of gurukula graduates brahminically trained. They travel around the world teaching traditional kirtans and pujas. 
March 11th to 15th: Akhanda kirtan with world leading kirtaniyas - 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 

What is Kirtan Mela?

It became our desire that Mayapur, being the center of the Sankirtan movement, its birth place, should host such a mela not merely once but yearly around Gaura Purnima time.

What happens at a Kirtan mela?

Special arrangements are made to facilitate the blossoming of our latent attachment to the chanting of the holy name. We are dealing with the most powerful weapon against illusion. This time the mela is taking place in holy Mayapur wherein all spiritual activities are enhanced thousands of times. Expect miracles. Participation is a must for attainment of the desired goal.

• Special setting with the kirtaniyas, not conducive to performance but sharing in the bliss of chanting the holy name
• Special Bhagavatam class focusing on the holy name (8-9am) 
• 12 hrs a day prayerful kirtan from Feb. 22-25  2012 (10am to 10pm) 
• 24 hr prayerful kirtan on February 25th (to be confirmed)
• Participants are encouraged to chant for 8 hours a day minimum 
• Kirtanyas are encouraged to speak a few realized words on the holy name before starting to sing. In this way they are not only expected to lead us in chanting but also in our realizations and spiritual growth. 
• Continual serving of prasad to avoid kirtans interruptions.