Our Letter to You - English version

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Dear Devotee,

All glories and oblations to Lord Krishna. We hope this finds you well and under Lord Krishna’s glory. With the grace of Lord Krisha and Nitai Gauranga, we - the ‘younger’ members of our glorious UK community - write to you to inform you of a highly ambitious community project we are embarking upon: to organise and host for the joy, togetherness, and enjoyment of the whole UK community, the very first of its kind for the UK: Ashtaprahar Sankirtan, lasting 2.5 days between 29 and 31 July 2022 (including a 24 hr Sankirtan from sunrise 30 July 2022 to sunrise 31 July 2022). 

From a young age, we, the Project Management Office (‘PMO’), have been fortunate enough to gain exposure to and learn culturally important Hindu dharmic topics, rituals, and festivals from our respected senior members of our wonderful community. From watching their great successes over the decades, we have gained insights, experiences, and courage to organise this grand and auspicious event. With your blessings and well wishes, we plan for you and your family along with c. 1,000 members of the community to join together as one in celebration of Lord Krishna’s glory through Sankirtan. This event is not bound to any one organisation or community bubble - it represents the WHOLE of the UK and is open to all.

Event details

Event name: SankirtanFest presents…Ashtaprahar Sankirtan 

Format: Leela and Hari Naam Sankirtan

Event dates and agenda: 

29 July 2022: opening ceremony and adibash

30 July to 31 July 2022: non-stop 24 hr Sankirtan

31 July 2022: closing ceremony and dodhir bhanda

Venue: Mayfair Venue, 1078 - 1082 High Road, Romford,  RM6 4BD

We hope for the whole community to witness expert Sankirtan groups from the UK, traditional Sankirtan groups from the sub-continent, and new-age Sankirtan artists and groups that are popular with the youth of our community. We want every Ta’bhai, Ta’ma, Dadu, Di’ma; Ma, Baba, Kaku, Kaki, Mama, Mami, Bro, Sis, niece, nephew, and grandchild to engage, enjoy, and remember…just as Mahaprabhu ordained all those centuries ago.

As you can imagine, such an event will require many hands, specialisms, and expertise and we have assembled an event team ranging from seniors with decades of experience to youth members with fresh ideas. Our organisation has a flat hierarchy and at the top of the organisation is you, the community. The event team are simply ‘enablers’, there to serve. We have the team and now we require some assistance and we humbly call upon you to consider assisting us make this event a success and a lasting legacy! 

Our request to you is twofold: 

(1) Firstly and most importantly, we humbly request your attendance at this event and so please do save the dates in your diary. 

(2) Secondly, the budget for this event is £41,000 (please see breakdown enclosed) and reflects our ambition to ensure it is an event that all will remember. However, this will only be possible if we have your support and we humbly request that you consider donating for the success of this event. With Lord Krishna's will, we now have a bank account and we would be forever grateful if you could please donate here: Donate Now. 

Thanking you for your donation

We cannot thank you enough for every 1p donated and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for simply considering attending the event. However, by means of a token gesture, we plan to thank donors as follows (unless expressly stated this is not required):