Kirtan — its pronunciation varies — may be the prayer of the spiritual-but-not-religious, America’s fastest-growing faith group — a way back to God through ecstatic experience rather than ...

The Sacramento Sikh Society’s held its first Nagar Kirtan parade in the community surrounding the society’s temple on Bradshaw Road.

Govinda's founder Pratapana says kirtan is "the science of self-realisation" — and religion does not have to be a part of it. "You might say: 'Well, I don't want to chant Krishna's name.' That's OK.