Kirtan has recently arrived in the West, carried by brilliant singers and musicians, creating a new musical movement that has turned yogic chanting into a cultu
Ancient ideas on sacred sound find a very tangible and lively expression in the practice of kirtan, which is a broad term referring to various forms of devotion
The Bani, called Kirtan Sohila in Gurmukhi, is read before one goes to sleep at night. It is also a common practice to recite it at a funeral, when the body is