Kirtan & Kitchari
3/22 | 3:30-5:30 PM

Low production. Low key. High Bhakti vibes. All are Welcome!

This event is donation-based ($10 suggested) and 100% of proceeds will go to The People’s Kitchen, a Philadelphia nonprofit using food to empower, transform, and heal through free nutritious meals, gardening, and education. You can learn more about them here > https://www.peopleskitchenphilly.com/

We’ll start the evening droping into a Kirtan, led by Ellis Kantrowitz and friends. Kirtan is a call-and-response style chanting practice — simple melodies, sacred mantras, and communal singing. You don’t need to be a “singer.” You can chant, hum, sway, dance, play along, or just lie down and listen. It’s about participation, presence, and shared energy — not performance.

Afterwards we'll gather around for a warm bowl of Kitchari, lovingly prepared by Chef Matt Buddha. Kitchari is a simple, nourishing Ayurvedic dish made from rice, lentils, and gentle spices — easy to digest, grounding, and deeply comforting. We’ll eat, connect, and settle in together until about 5:30pm. Not hungry? No worries...just hang

We want these Kirtans to be community-led and community-powered — a space where we gather, uplift each other, and give back.

If you can’t donate $10, no stress. Come anyway.

Feel free to bring instruments and join in.

Please pre-register ASAP so Chef knows how much food to prepare for us :)

Come for a little. Stay for the whole journey.
Let’s sing. Let’s nourish. Let’s give back together.