Sankirtan Meet is especially meant to introduce new people to Krishna Consciousness. This meeting is for X-axis development of the cell.

Format of Sankirtan Cell Meet:

Cell Leader welcomes all devotees & the guests.Guests are encouraged to speak for 2 to 3 minutes about themselves & how they were invited to come to the Sankirtan meet. In case the guests are shy to speak, the devotee who has brought them can introduce them.

Cell Leader invites different devotees who are competent in leading bhajans to conduct the bhajans. Use Music of Devotion-Sankirtan to select the different bhajans. Encourage competent men or women to lead the bhajans and play musical instruments. The basic instruments are kartalas and mridanga. Devotees are invited to bring other musical instruments also if they have the necessary skills.

Cell leader speaks about general Krishna Consciousness keeping the guests & newcomers in mind to introduce them to the subject. The Cell leaders should prepare their talk with a captivating beginning, interesting middle and end with a bang. “If I am to speak for 10min, I need a week for preparation; if 15 min, 3 days; if half an hour, 2 days; if an hour, I am ready now.” – Woodrow T Wilson.

Srila Prabhupada Smarana: One of the pre-assigned devotee speaks for about 3 to 4 minutes an anecdote from Srila Prabhupada’s life or a particular instruction or a particular transcendental quality of Srila Prabhupada. This talk must also be planned keeping the guests and newcomers in mind in order to facilitate appreciation of Srila Prabhupada.

Chanting beads are distributed to everyone. Cell Leader shows guests and newcomers how to chant on beads. Everyone chants one round of Hare Krishna Maha mantra together, loudly.

Arati to the altar; kirtans are also performed;

Simultaneously a few devotees make arrangements for prasadam.

Cell leader announces the next Sankirtan meet date & venue & invites the devotees to the next Sankirtan meet.

Pot luck Prasadam (all devotees bring small quantity of bhoga to be shared with all other devotees. This is to avoid the burden of preparing prasadam for all the devotees on one person. In case the family members in someone’s house eat non-veg, such devotees can bring fresh fruits from the market.) and close of the meet. Offering and prasadam arrangements happen during the Smarana carried out by 2 or 3 devotees.