by Kitzie | Mar 19, 2013 | Deity Themes, New World Kirtan Podcast
Durga. She is one powerful goddess. Later this week I’ll be posting the talk on the deities given by Dr. Manoj Chalam last month at the Denver Chant Fest. His murti of Durga practically leaped off the table at me during that talk, and now here she sits, riding...
by Kitzie | Jun 20, 2012 | Let’s Play Kirtan!, New World Kirtan Podcast
The “Let’s Play Kirtan” sets are designed for those of you who like to sing kirtan & accompany yourself on an instrument. They’re also for those of you who are thinking of forming a kirtan band. The New World Kirtan Band plays covers of the...
by Kitzie | May 1, 2012 | Kitzie’s Mom, New World Kirtan Podcast
Mother’s Day is coming up, and this is the first Mother’s Day my Mom won’t be here. The podcast this week honors her. Mom never had an understanding of what the podcast was about, although she tried hard because she knew it was important to me....
by Kitzie | Feb 21, 2012 | Deity Themes, New World Kirtan Podcast
Ganesh pops up a lot on the podcast. We have shows dedicated to him here, and here. Ganesh is the guy you want ahead of you on the path, clearing the way with his trunk — that’s why he’s often invoked at the beginning of a trip or business venture....
by Kitzie | Jan 17, 2012 | Deity Themes, New World Kirtan Podcast
The word Durga means ‘invincible’ in Sanskrit. Durga is an incarnation of the Mother Goddess, and she is extremely powerful. She is also extremely popular, and is the star of a major religious text of praise called the Devi Mahatmya that dates from the 5th...
