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=== General kiirtan ===
=== General kiirtan ===
General kiirtan may be practiced with or without instrumentation. It may be sung collectively or in the form of caller-response. For percussion, the [[:wikipedia:Mridangam|mridangam]] is preferred.<ref name="LC">{{cite book|last=Anandamurti|first=Shrii Shrii|title=Light Comes|chapter=Táńd́ava, Kaośikii and Kiirtana|location=Kolkata|year=|publisher=Ananda Marga Publications|editor=|language=English|isbn=}}</ref> If dance is done (as is usual at [[Dharmacakra]], then the dance is ''lalita mármika''.<ref name="AV14">{{cite book|last=Anandamurti|first=Shrii Shrii|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 14|chapter=Kiirtana and Dance/The Psychic Order|location=Kolkata|year=|publisher=Ananda Marga Publications|editor=|language=English|isbn=}}</ref>
General kiirtan may be practiced with or without instrumentation. It may be sung collectively or in the form of caller-response. For percussion, the [[:wikipedia:Mridangam|mridangam]] is preferred.<ref name="LC">{{cite book|last=Anandamurti|first=Shrii Shrii|title=Light Comes|chapter=Táńd́ava, Kaośikii and Kiirtana|location=Kolkata|year=|publisher=Ananda Marga Publications|editor=|language=English|isbn=}}</ref> If dance is done (as is usual at [[Dharmacakra]], then the dance is ''[[Lalita marmika|lalita mármika]]''.<ref name="AV14">{{cite book|last=Anandamurti|first=Shrii Shrii|title=Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 14|chapter=Kiirtana and Dance/The Psychic Order|location=Kolkata|year=|publisher=Ananda Marga Publications|editor=|language=English|isbn=}}</ref>


Typically this kiirtan is done with men and women sitting or standing in separate columns, facing toward a puja table holding picture(s) of [[:wikipedia:Guru|Gurudeva]].
Typically this kiirtan is done with men and women sitting or standing in separate columns, facing toward a puja table holding picture(s) of [[:wikipedia:Guru|Gurudeva]].