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Please join us on Thanksgiving Eve for a Kirtan Concert with Shaktipat Kirtan.

SHAKTIPAT is a Kirtan band devoted to raising the collective consciousness, uplifting our children, opening hearts, and chanting with wild devotion, bringing communities together in unity and love.

Rev. Kim Lesley, vocals, harmonium & drums is a professional musician, offering Kirtan for over 25 years in NYC at multiple yoga and spiritual healing centers. This has included singing and drumming in Gaura Vani and Jahnavi Harrison’s bands and attending Kirtan for 30 years at Shri Shri Radha Govinda Temple BK, Siddha Yoga and Ananda Ashram. Rev. Kim, Jenni and Avi keep Kirtan alive Wednesday evenings at Ananda Ashram.

Priestess Jenni Shanti, vocals, has spent the majority of her life immersed in music and prayer. Her roots go back to the Siddha Yoga Ashram which laid the foundation for her spiritual path. She is devoted to Opening Hearts and Inspiring Minds.

Avi Burn, vocals & guitar is a multi-instrumentalist and has written, recorded and performed music for over 25 years across many different genres and environments. Avi has played music in the ceremonial concert space combining intercultural traditional ceremony music, original compositions, meditation music and Kirtan.

Naren Budhakar was brought up in the Indian classical music tradition performing Tabla at a young age. A disciple of Tabla Maestro Ustad Shabbir Nisar, playing with prominent instrumentalists, vocalists and dancers including Pandit Birju Maharaj, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Jasraj and Shaed Parvez. Performing in prestigious venues worldwide for various musical genres. Naren is co-director of the East-West School of Music at Ananda Ashram, teaching and performing regularly.