New Zealand: Kirtan at the Beach

  We spent the last weeks of 2012 in New Zealand at the Golden Moon and KuliMela festivals where we had been invited to come and play Kirtan. The experience of chanting no matter where you are in the world was more or less the same, joyful smiles and heartfelt singing. Later on in the [...]

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24 Hour Kirtan New Braj

  Dear Friends, We are so happy to announce the very first 24 hour Kirtan at New Braj village! The Kirtan will be held on December 21st and 22nd – two days of non-stop 12 hour ecstatic chanting. Join the World in Prayer, as thousands gather together around the world to chant on Global Kirtan [...]

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Interview with Tattva Viveka Magazine (Germany)

Singing for the Soul – A life for Kirtan – The Kirtaniyas Tattva Viveka – 50 Year Anniversary Edition February 2012   Originally published in German, the following is transcribed from the original recording of the interview.   Tattva Viveka: Vijay, you are born and raised in Krishna consciousness, so your parents have been and [...]

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Yoga Journal review of “Heart & Soul”

Yoga Journal Oct. 2012 review of “Heart & Soul”

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Kirtaniyas at Google

We do Kirtan on a daily basis as a spiritual practice and what we really enjoy doing is getting creative with where we chant. So when you get to sing and dance with ‘Googlers’ (google employees) in Silicon Valley’s Google headquarters it becomes amazingly fun! We have played at so many yoga studios, temples and private [...]

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European Tour 2012

**The Kirtaniyas – European tour dates.** We are overjoyed to announce our first tour of the year throughout Europe. We will be visiting many cities (some more than once) and look forward to sharing Kirtan and ecstatic mantra chanting, dancing and celebration with you all! *14/01/12 Berlin, Germany – Lernen in Bewegung – Kirtan website: http://www.yoga-berlin.de/aktuelles.php [...]

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Debut Album “Heart & Soul” – Out Now!

Greetings dear friends and Kirtan aficionados! We are overjoyed to announce that our debut album “Heart & Soul” is now released! We’ve given everything to creating this album, which we consider an offering to the Divine and all of you! Through the ups and downs in editing and mixing, austere late nights in the studio and [...]

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Album “Heart & Soul” Preview Video

Haribol dear friends! After our successful Kickstarter fundraiser (many thanks to one and all!), we spent this summer in Germany recording our first studio album. There are still one or two instruments to be added and the final mixing and mastering to be done, but we are so excited to share this project with you [...]

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Our European Adventure pt2

  Continued from Our European Adventure pt1 After the wonderful Barcelona Yoga Conference, we continued our journey to Milano, Italy for the Bliss Beat festival set in the beautiful Italian country side amongst grape vines and sunflowers.           The festival featured numerous Kirtan singers such as Jai Uttal, Dave stringer, Brenda [...]

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The Merciful Sidelong Glance of Sri Radha (spoken by Shiva)

You are intoxicated with the beauty of Your own youth and are always adorned with Your pre-eminent ornament, Your delightful sulking mood (mana). You take delight in Your darling’s love for You, and are supremely expert in [...]

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Our European Adventure pt1

It was October 2010 when The Kirtaniyas were last together as a full group on a pilgrimage in the sacred land of Vrindavana, India celebrating the holy month of Kartik for the last time with our beloved Gurudeva: Srila B.V Narayana Goswami Maharaja. Since then Sarasvati and I spent January to June mostly in Europe [...]

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