Kirtana (Sanskrit: कीर्तन; IAST: Kīrtana), also rendered as Kirtan or Keertan, is a Sanskrit word that means "narrating, reciting, telling, describing"...
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Nagar Kirtan (Sanskrit: नगर कीर्तन; IAST: nāgara-kīrtana), or nagar sankirtan, is a tradition in the Indian religions involving the processional singing...
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Kirtan Sohila (Gurmukhi: ਕੀਰਤਨ ਸੋਹਿਲਾ kīratana sōhilā) is a night prayer in Sikhism. Its name means 'Song of Praise'. It is composed of five hymns or shabad...
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Bhajan (category Kirtan)
principle or means of salvation". In Hinduism, Bhajan and its Bhakti term Kirtan, have roots in the ancient metric and musical traditions of the Vedic era...
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Sikh music (redirect from Sikh Kirtan)
meaning music of the counsel or tenets of the Guru), or even as Shabad Kirtan (Gurmukhi: ਸ਼ਬਦ ਕੀਰਤਨ, romanized: Śabada kīratana), is the classical music...
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The Kirtan Ghosha (Assamese: [kiɹ.tɔn.ɡʱʊ.xa]) is a collection of poetical works, primarily composed by the medieval saint Srimanta Sankardev in the Brajavali...
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Krishna Das (singer) (redirect from Kirtan Wallah)
vocalist known for his performances of Hindu devotional music known as kirtan (chanting the names of God). He has released seventeen albums since 1996...
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publicly recognizable ISKCON practice is kirtan, a congregational chanting or singing of the Hare Krishna mantra. Kirtan is both a way to express devotion to...
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during Amrit Vela (early morning), the Rehras Sahib hymn for the evening and Kirtan Sohila for the night. The morning and evening prayers should be followed...
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Hindu music (section Kirtan)
created for or influenced by Hinduism. It includes Indian classical music, Kirtan, Bhajan and other musical genres. Raagas are a common form of Hindu music...
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Guru Ki Maseet (redirect from Baba Kirtan Singh)
31°41′14.78576″N 75°28′47.34689″E / 31.6874404889°N 75.4798185806°E / 31.6874404889; 75.4798185806 Guru ki Maseet, also known as Guru's Mosque, is a...
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Kirtan: Turiya Sings is an album by Alice Coltrane. It was recorded on June 23, 1981, at Redwing Sound in Los Angeles, California, and was released in...
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Marathi Keertan (redirect from Marathi Kirtan)
Marathi Kirtan Or " Kirtan " is an art of spiritual teaching through story-telling. It is typically performed by one or two main performers, called Keertankar...
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Charudatta Aphale (b early 1960s) is a kirtan performer, son of kirtan performer Govindswami Aphale. Govindswami was often referred to Aphale-buwa when...
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Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists for devotional genres like qawwali, ghazal, kirtan and bhajan. In South Asia, the harmonium is most widely used to accompany...
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feel God's presence (simran), which can be expressed musically through kirtan or internally through naam japna (lit. 'meditation on God's name'). Baptised...
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Indurikar Maharaj (section Kirtan style)
and started performing Kirtans at the age of 22. Indurikar is known for interlacing humorous relatable examples in his kirtans and thus is able to quickly...
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Wade Imre Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian kirtan and indie pop-rock musician. Wade Morissette was born on 1 June 1974 at Riverside Hospital...
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time of Guru Nanak, Sikh places of worship were known as dharamsals where kirtan was conducted by the early Sikh congregation. The worship centres were built...
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Dalan (on west side). Dalan is considered the main entry. Kirtan Ghar (main prayer hall): Kirtan ghar is situated in the almost center of the Sarta complex...
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Ektara (section Kirtan chanting)
"destroying the true beauty" of Baul music. The ektara is commonly used in kirtan chanting, a Hindu devotional practice of singing the divine names and mantras...
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Naam Dharma culture and is used in bhaona (plays), gayan-bayan', prasanga-kirtan and borgeets (lyrical songs) in Assam. Assamese polymath Sankardeva is known...
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Sikh rites (section Kirtan)
group practice of Sikhism or the expression of egalitarianism, such as kirtan or taking karah parshad. Many rites in Sikhism involve prayer (ardas) or...
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Chandidas (section Srikrishna Kirtan)
lyrical Srikrishna Kirtan (Songs in praise of Krishna). In 1916, the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad published the manuscript of the Srikrishna Kirtan discovered by...
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movement (devotion), it takes forms like Bhajan, Kirtan and Aarti. Bhajan: a Hindu or Sikh devotional. Kirtan Shyama Sangeet Borgeet: an Assamese devotional...
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Worship in Hinduism (section Kirtan)
Kirtan (Sanskrit: "to repeat") is call-and-response chanting or "responsory" performed in India's devotional traditions. A person performing kirtan is...
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harvest festival, during which Sikhs hold kirtans, visit local gurdwaras, community fairs, hold nagar kirtan processions, raise the Nishan Sahib flag,...
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musicians and instrumentalists performing kirtan for the Sikh gurus and the Sikh community. These Muslim rababis of kirtan were called Bābe ke by the Sikhs, which...
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where more kirtan performances are held throughout the day whilst for other days, kirtan performances usually occur in the evening time. Kirtan within gurdwara...
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Bhai Baldeep Singh (born 1969) is a Ragi known for his Shabad Kirtan. He is a researcher and revivalist for conventional string instruments like Dhrupadi...
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