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Kirtan is an ancient bhakti yoga practice using sacred song as an expression of devotion and prayer... The word kirtan literally translates into "praising the infinite Source- the One who orchestrates All". The interactive/responsive form of kirtan uses ancient repetitive simple sanskrit mantras that are melodicly called, sung or chanted out by the leader(who is commonly accompanied by musicians) and then repeated back by the participants/audience. The chants typically start slow to create a meditative mood and then build in tempo and emotion leading to a charged feeling of ecstatic and euphoric devotion and then slows back down ending with a sublime feeling of peace... Kirtan is described as a "jewel of a spiritual practice" because of its joyful, open-hearted, meditative, and communal feeling... BhaktiYogaShala.Com, GovindasandRadha.com