Chant For Change Attracts 10,000 Plus At Puri Beach

The first Mega kirtan festival at Jagannatha Puri 'Chant for Change' attracted more than 10,000 people on the idyllic and historic sea beach at Jagannatha Puri.Held very near Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhus beachside statue at Swargadwar,the festival had the crowds chanting ,dancing and drowning in the nectar of Harinam Sankirtana.It was held on July 17 th, a day before the first Navakalebar Rath Yatra festival to offer a prayer to Their Lordships to bestow Their mercy to fill everyone's hearts with feelings of gratitude and selfless servitude,individually and globally. The stage for the event was a beautiful Pandal erected on the sands of the Oceanside beach against the backdrop of a beautiful deities of Jagannatha Baladev and Subhadra.There was an accompanying LED screen displaying appropriate Darshans and themes as per the Kirtana.