Sankirtan Festival
29th Dezember 2024 - 1st January 2025
The yearly Sankirtan Festival is a joyous spiritual gathering for everyone, offering the opportunity to come together in celebration of the mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. After a month of focused efforts and devotion during Kartik, this festival is the perfect time to reflect on our achievements and deepen our spiritual journey.
In addition to honoring the Sankirtan devotees and their efforts in the Prabhupada Marathon, this festival invites everyone to celebrate together. We will come under the shelter of the Lotus Feet of Sri Sri Prahlad Lakshmi Narasimhadeva to chant the holy name in ecstasy, relish the best Krishna Prasadam, and share in nectarean Sankirtan Katha.
The festival will culminate in a grand New Year’s celebration with Maha Abhishek on January 1st, 2025. Let’s gather to welcome the new year in a spirit of devotion, joy, and spiritual upliftment.
As Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita 18.68-69
“For one who explains the supreme secret to the devotees, devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me.
There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more dear.”
CC Madhya 7.128
yāre dekha, tāre kaha ‘kṛṣṇa’-upadeśa
āmāra ājñāya guru hañā tāra’ ei deśa
Updated Schedule is about to follow in beginning of november 2024.
29th December, Friday
– Arrival & Adivas-Kirtan –
4:30 Mangala Arati
5:15 Japa Meditation
7:15 Deity Greeting & Guru-Puja
7:45 Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture by HG Krishna Premarupa Prabhu
9:00 Breakfast
11:00 Mangala Homa and Kirtan Slot 1
13:00 Noon Arati
14:00 Lunch Prasadam in Templeroom
16:00 Adivas-Kirtan Slot 2 with Paramshreya & Shivatma Prabhus
18:30 Gaura Aratik
19:00 Bhagavad-Gita Lecture by HH Bhakti Ananda Tirtha Maharaj
30th Dezember, Saturday
– Kirtan, Seminars & Yagna –
4:30 Mangala Arati
5:15 Japa Meditation
7:15 Deity Greeting & Guru-Puja
8:00 Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture by HG Manidhar und HG Vrajendra Kumar Prabhus
9:30 Breakfast in Tempelroom
11:00 Kirtan Slot 3
13:00 Noon Arati
14:30 Lunch Prasadam in Templeroom
16:00 Dramatical Audiovisual Presentation with HG Parividha Prabhu
16:30 Sankirtan-Meeting moderated by HG Manidhar, HG Paramshreya and HG Shivatma, HG Jay Sacinandana, HG Vrajendra Kumar Prabhus with Sankirtan-Devotees
18:30 Gaura Aratik
19:00 Transylvania Transcended by HG Parividha Prabhu
19:15 Maha-Yagna and Kirtan Slot 4
31st December, Sunday
– Score Reading & Maha-Abhishek & Jhulan Yatra-
4:30 Mangala Arati
5:15 Japa Meditation
7:15 Deity Greeting & Guru-Puja
8:00 Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture by HG Sankirtan & HG Kripa Sindhu Brahmacaries
9:30 Breakfast in Templeroom
11:00 Maha-Abhishek and Kirtan Slot 5
14:00 Darshan
14:30 Lunch Prasadam in Templeroom
15:45 European Sankirtan Score Reading by HG Sankirtan Prabhu (Czech) and HG Advaita Simha Prabhu (Germany, Austria, Swiss) & Awards Ceremony
18:30 Gaura Aratik
19:00 Nrisimha Jhulan Yatra and Kirtan Slot 6
22:00 Special Darshan
Open End Kirtan
1st January, Monday
– Lectures & Audiovisual Presentation –
4:30 Mangala Arati
5:15 Japa Meditation
7:15 Deity Greeting
8:00 Srimad Bhagavatam Lecture by HH Bhakti Ananda Tirtha Maharaj and HG Krishna Premarupa Prabhu
9:30 Breakfast in Templeroom
11:00 Kirtan Slot 7
13:00 Noon Arati
13:20 Dramatical Audiovisual Presentation with HG Parividha Prabhu
14:00 Lunch Prasadam in Templeroom
18:30 Sandhya Arati
19:00 Bhagavad-Gita Lecture by HG Jay Sacinandana Prabhu
Registration
Please let us know when you are planning to come and with how many people.
Join this celebration!
We are incredible happy that we are once again able to invite all hard-working book distributors, devotees, friends and visitors to our legendary Sankirtan Festival.
A fantastic opportunity to start the new year 2025 in a spiritual setting!
Accommodation
Unfortunately, our guesthouse is completely booked out. We can offer the following options directly on site.
Camping Van
Are you traveling by van? Please let us know as soon as possible, as we can only provide a limited amount of space for mobile homes. Bathrooms are available in the temple building & guesthouse.
Ashram – Dormitory
In our mataji’s dormitory and prabhu’s ashrams, there is the possibility to stay overnight in a simple way. Please bring your own mats and sleeping bags!
An early reservation is strongly recommended, especially since the Mataji Ashram has a limited capacity.
For families with children we recommend accommodation in surrounding guesthouse/holiday flats.
Contribution
We need to kindly ask for a small contribution to the festival to cover the main costs.
Per day and person: 22 € accommodation outside and 26 € accommodation on site in the dormitory.
Children from 6 years – 16 years: 16 € / day (accommodation donation based).
Our Guests of Honour
HG Manidhar Prabhu
Srila Prabhupada Disciple, one of Germany's oldest Sankirtan Enthusiasts
HG Parividha Prabhu
Srila Prabhupada Disciple, Artist
HG Paramshreya und Shivatma Prabhus
Germany's most senior Brahmacaris, inseperable and progressive Preachers
HG Jay Sacinandana Prabhu
Sankirtan and Preaching Inspiriation, Vanaprasta Travelling Preacher
HG Nitya Manjari
HG Sankirtan Prabhu
Sankirtan and Community Leader Czech Republic
Ecstatic Kirtans
Saddhu Sanga
Temple Shop
Meet Friends
Tasty Prasadam
Sankirtan Impressions
Calendar
We also celebrate many other festival in which you can celebrate with us. Below you find a little calendar