Mirza Ferdous Alam
KIRTANEER
Kirtan is call-and-response chanting performed in Hindu devotional traditions. A person performing kirtan is known as a Kirtaneer. Kirtan practice involves chanting hymns or mantras to the accompaniment of musical instruments such as the harmonium tablas the two-headed drum and hand cymbals. It is a major practice in Vaisnava devotionalism. Kirtan is sometimes accompanied by story-telling and acting. Texts typically cover Hindu religious, mythological or social subjects.
KIRTANEER
Kirtan is call-and-response chanting performed in Hindu devotional traditions. A person performing kirtan is known as a Kirtaneer. Kirtan practice involves chanting hymns or mantras to the accompaniment of musical instruments such as the harmonium tablas the two-headed drum and hand cymbals. It is a major practice in Vaisnava devotionalism. Kirtan is sometimes accompanied by story-telling and acting. Texts typically cover Hindu religious, mythological or social subjects.