Sacred festivals
Procession, worship, music, theatre, and hospitality bring the spiritual calendar into public and community life.
Chant, celebrate, share, and serve
Experience Bhakti
Enter a living culture of kirtan, mantra meditation, sacred festivals, worship, hospitality, and prasadam—at your own pace.
Everyone can begin
No prior knowledge or membership required
Your first kirtan
There is nothing to perform and nothing to prove.
Kirtan is participatory meditation. You may sing, clap, move, sit quietly, or simply listen.
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Arrive
Settle into the room, notice the mantra, and listen for the response.
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Listen
Follow the leader’s melody without worrying about getting every note right.
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Respond
Join the mantra when it returns to the group; your voice does not need to stand out.
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Let it deepen
Tempo and energy may rise, but attention—not volume—is the center of the practice.
More ways to enter
A tradition you can hear, taste, witness, and share.
Sunday Feast
A welcoming weekly program of kirtan, philosophy, worship, friendship, and sanctified vegetarian food.
Arts and culture
Music, dance, painting, architecture, poetry, and craft give devotional ideas a form people can experience.
Explore the essentials
Kirtan turns a room into one voice
A leader sings a mantra and the gathering responds. Traditional instruments establish rhythm, but musical training is not required; listening is already a meaningful form of participation.
Festivals make sacred stories tangible
Processions, music, worship, theatre, art, and shared meals bring the spiritual calendar into community life and welcome people across languages and generations.
The Sunday Feast is an open door
Many centers host a weekly program combining kirtan, philosophy, worship, conversation, and a vegetarian meal prepared and offered with devotion.