Onsite accommodations will fill up quickly, so please book immediately. If necessary, there are hotels nearby which generally offer a discount to visitors who are coming for the 24 PLUS Hours Kirtan event. If you will be staying at one of these hotels, please plan to come first thing in the morning to New Vrindaban and stay all day. Krishna willing, we will be providing places for you to rest, take a shower, etc, while you are here so you don’t need to go back to your hotel rooms unless you want to. 

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We are also opening up our sacred grounds to camping—however we require that each of you register with the Palace Lodge Welcome Center and pay the nominal fee of $50 per person to cover the cost of camping lodging and prasadam. You may send an email to palacelodge@newvrindaban.com to book your camping spot. 

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We want to do everything we can to help you make the most of the 24 PLUS Hours Kirtan. The challenge is for you to be in the kirtan, actively participating by chanting, for a total of 24 hours. The kirtan will be going on for much more than 24 hours, so you can take breaks, get a good night sleep, and still get in your 24 hours if you plan accordingly. Somehow or other, dedicate 24 hours of your time to singing in kirtan over the weekend. That is what this festival is for, and that is what we are asking you to offer to Krishna – for the pleasure of the Lord and for the benefit of the whole world, to finally overcome this pandemic. 

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After all, what is this pandemic? Nothing happens without the sanction of Krishna. The Bible confirms that not a blade of grass moves without the sanction of the Lord. Out of Krishna’s 64 transcendental qualities, the 19th quality is that He expertly arranges everything according to the particular time, place, and circumstances. 

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So, Covid-19 happened, not by chance, but for a definite purpose. Krishna wants us to learn something through all this. This should be a topic for introspection: What is the lesson for me? What is Krishna trying to remove from my heart? Do I focus too much on mundane pursuits, or do I give balanced attention to spiritual life?  Have I been holding a grudge against someone, or have I found it within my heart to forgive? Am I the kind of person who books a room for two people and then squeezes eight or nine into it, or am I always honest and fair? Do I take more than I give, or do I try to give more than I take? 

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These are some of the kinds of questions we can ask ourselves as we come out of the pandemic and as we go into the 24 PLUS Hours Kirtan. Let’s try to identify those red flags in our own characters and call out to Krishna in kirtan and ask Him to remove them so that we can serve Him and all living beings with a pure heart full of true compassion and love. Everything that happens in our lives is actually meant to bring us to this goal of pure selfless devotional love for Krishna and all living beings, who are parts and parcels of Krishna. Let us take full advantage of this opportunity. Let us all take the 24 PLUS Hours Kirtan challenge and make the world a better place, one mantra at a time. Hare Krishna!

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Book your accommodations now here:

If you do not find what you want, send an email to lodgemanager@newvrindaban.com to register and pay for camping facilities. 

Or, as soon as bookings close, we will send you names of hotels to book into with 24 PLUS Hours Kirtan Discount. 

See you soon—in the association of Nama Prabhu!