24 HOUR KIRTAN KARTIK LIVE!

 
See the schedule here.

The 24 Hour Kirtan is October 30 - 31, 2010.

Each year the 24 Hour Kirtan gets bigger and better. The first 24 Hour Kirtan in 2007 was just a group of friends coming together to celebrate the chanting of the Maha Mantra. Now in it's fourth year, the 24 Hour Kirtan has become one of the largest kirtan events on the East Coast. Since the first announcement of this kirtan and it’s intention to honor the passing of well-known and loved kirtan leader Aindra Prabhu in Vrindavan India there has been a growing concern about the festival fees proposed by the producers, Mantralogy and New Vrindavan ISKCON. Some feel that this may cause individuals to feel excluded if they are unable to pay the requested fee. In response to this concern and in an attempt to properly honor Aindra Prabhu’s mood of making kirtan available to all, the producers have decided to drop the plan to charge any festival fees and the kirtans and prasad will be made available to everyone. These fees were intended to be optional and based on people’s ability to support this event. They would have gone to cover the costs of running the festival including providing prasad, equipment costs, travel and donations for kirtan leaders, payment for vital staff (cooks, cleaning services, drivers, recording services, running sound and web broadcast, web archive of kirtans, etc.), and any other support services. This larger Summer event was run in the same manner. These funds are now being raised independently by Mantralogy and the New Vrindavan devotees. Donations are welcome and needed to help support the festival. The 24 Hour Kirtan is a not-for-profit event which means that after production costs such as travel, meals, sound systems, promotional supplies, accounting etc. are covered, any funds left over will be used towards next year's 24 Hour Kirtan. You can view our working budget (PDF) to get a sense of what it takes to put on this festival. We will post a Profit & Loss statement after the festival for full financial transparency. If you have any questions about the budget or financial structure, please email us here. Please note that your donations DO NOT include accommodations. To find and book accommodations click here. The New Vrindaban 24 Hour Kirtan Festival started in 2007. The idea is to chant the Hare Krishna Mahamantra continuously for 24 hours, as is done in Vrindavan India 365 days a year. Featuring some of the world’s most respected Bhakti chanters, the festival is open to all. The 24 Hour Kirtan is organized by five devoted individuals: Ananda Tirtha das (chairman) Gaura Vani, Nitai das, Ananta Govinda Das, and Rasa Acharya das. Mantralogy is affiliated with the 24 Hour Kirtan, helping with the accounting, promotion and production of the event.

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