A ONE DAY CHANTING MELA, Arunachalashiva Bhakti Yoga Offering

NADALOKA Presents:

“A ONE DAY CHANTING MELA,Arunachalashiva Bhakti Yoga Offering”

Date: 21 of JANUARY 2025
Time: 6am to 9pm
Location: Nada Loka – Girivalam Rd, opposite Sri Ragavendra Temple

We offer flexible participation options to make it easy and comfortable for
everyone to attend and enjoy the event. While meals are included in some
packages, the value of the event goes beyond food — it’s about the experience,
the space, and the time spent together.

• Participation Options &
  contribution :Full Day Pass (With *3 Meals)
  ₹1800
  Includes full-day program access plus breakfast, lunch, and dinner.Full Day Pass (Without Meals)
  ₹1,500Half Day Pass (With *1 Meal)
  ₹1,000
  Includes half-day access and one meal.

  *We provide pure Satvic, organic meals, prepared with fresh, natural
  ingredients.

  There will be
  snacks and tea available for purchase 🙏🏼

…Join us for a day of inspiring offerings of love and devotion as we gather together to Chant Kirtan and Bhajan at the Sacred Feet of Arunachala Shiva Mountain.
Let us Immerse together in the vibrations of bhakti yoga, and experience the warmth of community with renowned International Facilitators and Local devotees.
Come, be a part of this sacred offering, and let the divine energy of Arunachala Shiva embrace you.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE: 

Morning 

• HOMA
• Sacred Fire Invocation: 6:00 to 7:00 AM

BREAKFAST BREAK: 7:00 to 8:00 AM

• KAIVALYA MA
• Kirtan: 8:00 to 9:00 AM
• LAXMI SANTRA
  Classical Indian Chanting & Devotional Music Basics: 9:15 to 10:45AM
• SANGEETA & ENSEMBLE BAND
• Chanting Workshop
  (sangeetalavin.com)
  11:00AM to 12:30 PM
• SOUND HEALING  MEDITATION
  12:45 to 1:15 PM

LUNCH BREAK
1:15 PM to 2:30 PM

Afternoon : 

• VEDANT BHARADWAJ
  Mystic Chants
  (Kabir songs)
  2:30 to 3:30 PM
• BRENDA MCMORROW
  Kirtan Chanting
  (brendamcmorrow.com)
  3:45 to 4:45PM:
• KEVIN JAMES
  Chanting Circle (kevinjamesmusic.com)
  5:00 to 6:00PM
• DINNER BREAK
  6:00 to 7:00PM

Evening: 

• SANGEETA & BAND (Dani,Sheperd, Erik, Ananda & friends ensemble)
  Maha Kirtan
  7PM to 9PM

-Fire Circle, Arati & Closing

The Chanting offerings will be lead by our Invited guests:

Kevin James: Australian singer-songwriter known for his devotional music, which he presents in a way that transcends religious boundaries. His music style uniquely blends English lyrics with powerful mantras from around the world. He refers to his songs in English, which convey deep Eastern philosophical concepts, as “Heartsongs”. Kevin has been traveling the world since 2010. Sharing in “Chanting Circles,” offering a group experience that aims to reconnect individuals to their Divinity. He collaborates with his wife Susana, holding events and retreats with the shared vision of heart connection as a route to a more harmonious life
kevinjamesmusic.com
instagram.com/kevinjamescarroll

Brenda McMorrow: is known for her warmly embracing style of mantra medicine music, blending acoustic folk, world rhythms, ancient Indian chants, and introspective singer-songwriter sensibility. Rooted in Sanskrit mantra and kirtan, her music also weaves Spanish medicine songs and original English lyrics into a healing participatory experience. Yoga Journal praises her ability to express deep realizations with lyrical simplicity, while spiritual teacher Ram Dass said, “Brenda has a gift.” Her work is devoted to bringing beauty, healing, and inner connection through music.
brendamcmorrow.com
instagram.com/mcmorrowbrenda

Sangeeta’s Ensemble ( Dani, Sheperd, Erik, Ananda…):
A group of accomplished musicians, devotees of Arunachala and children of Mother India who delight in sharing Kirtan and Devotional Song for many years.
Sangeeta lead Kirtan and community chanting for more than 30 years, participating at mayor Festival, retreats, private and public events around the world, deeply rooted in the classical Indian devotional tradition, known for her luminous voice, focused presence, and uplifting spiritual energy. Her music is a timeless yet contemporary expression of bhakti, inviting listeners into moments of deep recognition and inner stillness. Through her singing, Sangeeta creates intimate spaces where the sense of meeting the Beloved — one’s own true Self — becomes palpable. Renowned musician Jai Uttal has praised her as a rare and inspiring artist, describing her as “a gem.” She offers music as a transparent vessel for the Divine and a shared experience of love, devotion, and remembrance.
sangeetalavin.com

Vedanth Bharadwaj: music is prayer, play, and a lifelong companion. From learning Indian classical as a child of four, to picking up the Banjo and Guitar, to letting Bhakti, Sufi, Blues, Country, Folk, and Classical music flow into his songs, his music resists boxes, much like Kabir’s own verses. Every note carries that same thread, love that keeps growing, refusing to be contained
vedanth.in
instagram.com/vedanth_bharadwaj

Lakshmi Santra: An Indian classical vocalist born in Kolkata. Trained in Hindustani classical music at the University of Allahabad, she studied under several renowned masters and is currently guided by vocalist Shantanu Bandapadhay. Based in Pondicherry, India, she shares traditional ragas, Bengali songs, bhajans, mantras, and Sanskrit devotional hymns. Lakshmi has performed and taught extensively in India and Europe. Her work is rooted in the tradition of Nada Yoga, emphasizing the natural voice as a path to musical and spiritual depth.
https://lakshmi.forkit.sbs/

Kaivalya Ma is a devotional singer and kirtan leader dedicated to the practice of bhakti yoga. She has shared kirtan gatherings for many years and maintains a YouTube channel, Kaivalya Amma, with over 108 devotional songs. Kaivalya Amma spent 16 years living at the ashram of Mata Amritanandamayi, where she engaged in seva and participated in international tours. Her offerings are rooted in sacred chanting and devotional music as a path of inner connection and service.

EVERYONE WARMLY WELCOME!!!

All Proceeds goes to support :
“The Arunachala Gurukulam Project”
Living at the Feet of the Self…
An environmental and social Community Project of Good Living (Sanatana Dharma)
that weaves the under privileged local and International community through the Arts and Sustainable Practices to Care for Land and Community Living.

~Bring your own pillow and drinking water to be comfortable during the day