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    Kirtana (Sanskrit: कीर्तन; IAST: Kīrtana), also rendered as Kiirtan, Kirtan or Keertan, is a Sanskrit word that means "narrating, reciting, telling, describing"...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    "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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    Tukaram (section Kirtan)
    reform. He spent most of his later years in devotional worship, community kirtans (group prayers with singing) and composing Abhanga poetry. Tukaram pointed...
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  • around sunset when Rehras (evening prayer) is recited. This is followed by Kirtan till late in the night. Sometimes a Kavi-darbar (poetic symposium) is also...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    puratoni music, Aditi's upbringing was filled with the daily practice of Kirtan during the worship rituals dedicated to the family deities. This environment...
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    Snatam Kaur (category Kirtan performers)
    songwriter and author. Kaur performs new age Indian devotional music, kirtan, and tours the world as a peace activist. The surname "Kaur", meaning "princess"...
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  • 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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    can be anywhere about 16" to 24" in length. It is widely used in qawwali, kirtan, bhajan, bhangra, chutney, baithak gana, Bollywood film songs, lokgeet and...
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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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  • was one of the last masters of traditional Sikh gurbani kirtan of the Golden Temple (kirtan parampara). Balbir Singh was born in his maternal village...
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