{"id":8379,"date":"2010-04-16T18:34:13","date_gmt":"2010-04-16T17:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=8379"},"modified":"2010-04-16T18:34:13","modified_gmt":"2010-04-16T17:34:13","slug":"24-hour-kirtana-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=8379","title":{"rendered":"24-Hour Kirtana in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nBy Amrita Gopala dasi<\/strong><\/p>\n

The devotees based in Brazil are taking Lord Krsna\u2019s instruction to always chant His name\u2014satata\u00e0 k\u00e9rtayanto m\u00e4\u00e0\u2014literally. This weekend marked the second 24-Hour kirtana festival hosted by Nova Gokula farm community. Cradled by lush mountains capped with rain-filled clouds, Nova Gokula is a wonderful place to chant and dance anytime of the year. But for the 250 devotees in attendance, the constant beat of khol and karatals drowned out the competing sounds of the ferocious thunder accompanying monsoon showers.
\n\tThis is the second year the festival\u2019s planner, Vaikuntha Murti dasa, a saintly disciple of HH Indradyumna Swami, has organized 24-hour kirtana. Vaikuntha Murti Prabhu is no stranger to the hard, but exhilarating work required to hold a large-scale Hare Krsna festival. In spite of being the person in charge of over-seeing everything from arranging the facility to wiping the sweaty brows of the kirtaniyas, Vaikuntha Murti Prabhu is never without a smile (real!) and a kind word. It\u2019s no wonder that the 24-Hour kirtana had a family-friendly atmosphere. Devotees of all ages and generations chanted in great bliss and danced day and night. In fact, local Brazilian devotees\u2014some seasoned chanters like Krishna Kishore dasa and Paravyoma dasa, two of Srila Prabhupada\u2019s initiated disciples\u2014dominated the kirtana schedule. It\u2019s also no surprise that Brazil is home to many lovely and sincere chanters, as the devotees of this country take to kirtana with great enthusiasm. One of the assistant organizers, Bhaktin Aurea, expressed her determination to spend the entire festival chanting the Lord\u2019s holy name. Late into the night I asked if she had taken prasadam. She simply flashed a blissful grin and replied, \u201cI am only eating the Hare Krsna maha-mantra in these twenty-four hours!\u201d
\nThe Nova Gokula community was especially pleased to welcome home one of their own gurukula devotees and hero of many in the international kirtana circuit: Amala Kirtana dasa. Amala Kirtana Prabhu, although born and raised in Brazil, captured the hearts of all in attendance with his dynamic Bengali-style melodies. Amala Kirtana Prabhu presently lives in Dallas and is active in chanting Hare Krsna there, much to the devotees\u2019 delight. Uttama Bhakta dasa, born and raised in Mayapur and a member of a much-loved family of devotees still living in Mayapur (his father is Sadhana-siddhi dasa, a mainstay singer of Tulasi puja and a well-known kirtaniya), chanted the sweet Holy Name and took everyone\u2019s mind to the Dham.
\nVaikuntha Murti Prabhu is already busy preparing for next year\u2019s 24-Hour kirtana festival. On his \u201cwish-list\u201d of chanter is HH Lokanath Swami Maharaja, one of ISKCON\u2019s most beloved kirtana leaders. With his firm determination, impeccable managerial skills and his brilliant, friendly smile, there is little doubt that Sri Krsna will fulfill Vaikuntha Murti Prabhu\u2019s magnanimous desire to engage the Brazilian yatra in kirtaniya sada hari year after year.
\nFor more pictures, videos and information about the festival please use the following links:<\/p>\n

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By Amrita Gopala dasi<\/strong><\/p>\n

This weekend marked the second 24-Hour kirtana festival hosted by Nova Gokula farm community. Cradled by lush mountains capped with rain-filled clouds, Nova Gokula is a wonderful place to chant and dance anytime of the year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8379\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}