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Archived News: Year 2011

 

December 31, 2011:

 

Hari Bol!

 

Before ending 2011, your forgiveness is requested for the period of inactivity the last three months. Hopefully, in a few weeks, things can begin to get caught up again. Your patience is greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you very much for your support for this project. Many best wishes as we approach a near year.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS IN JANUARY per Chicago calendar:

 

January 4: Putrada Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

Janaury 19: – Sat-tila Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

Hare Krsna!

 

October 9, 2011

 

UPCOMING EVENTS IN OCTOBER:

 

October 11 – Kartik (Damodara) māsa begins. Since it is the holiest month, it is advised to increase the spiritual activities and glorify Sri Damodara via the song: Namamisvaram Saccidananda Rupam.

 

October 23 – Rama Ekadasi: Please fast from all grains and beans.

 

October 26 – 27: Dipavali/Govardhana Puja

 

September 17, 2011

 

IFP (Increased Functionality Project) III begins now. Unlike IFP I of 2008 and IFP II of 2009, this project may not be completed until late 2012.

 

Features of this new update will include the following components:

-         Downloadable PDF for all songs

-         Devanagari/Bengali scripts for songs, as previously described

-         Relinking of the Vaisnava literatures page

-         “Search by Personality” feature to the Songs Lyrics Page Main Menu

 

The “Search by Book Name” has been incorporated into the Main Menu of the Song Lyrics Page. As the project progresses, that page will be all inclusive to allow ease in searching.

 

September 11, 2011

 

Hare Krsna!

 

NEW FEATURES SOON TO COME TO KKSONGS.ORG!

 

If you have been viewing the alphabetical index of for the song lyrics, you may have noticed something different. There are two blank columns to the left of each song.

 

These two blank columns will be filled through time. The far left will allow one to view the song in Devanagari (for Sanskrit/Hindi/Braja Bhasa songs) or Bengali (for Bengali songs). For non-Indian language songs, this option will not be there.

 

The second blank column will allow one to view/print the song in PDF, so they may use these as handouts for programs. The goal is to convert every song on this site to both formats by the end of 2012.

 

As of now, the Indian Scripts Page still remains functional. Once each page of the currently uploaded Devanagari/Bengali/Odia font songs gets updated to the current format, the Indian Scripts Page will be permanently removed.

 

UNDER CONSTRUCTION:

 

The authors page will also be undergoing major relinking and reconstruction. The current links to the pages within the Authors and Literature page will remain functional until the relinking project is completed.

 

AUDIO:

All music files have been taken off KKSongs.org and will not be reuploaded again.

 

September 3, 2011

 

Hare Krsna!

 

One of the goals of the site is to make all of the songs viewable in Devanagari and Bengali script. This will occur through time. Each page will feature a link that will allow one to view the respective song in the Devanagari script or Bengali script, depending on the original language. The most common songs are currently worked on.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER:

 

September 4: – Radhastami; the appearance of Srimati Radharani, the eternal consort of Sri Krsna. Please fast till noon and read and sing Her glories.

 

September 7: – Parsva Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

September 23: – Indira Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

July 17, 2011

 

Khol videos up through Lesson 12 Part 3 are posted.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS IN JULY AND AUGUST:

 

July 26: – Kamika Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

August 9: – Pavitraropana Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

August 9 – 13:Jhulana Yatra: The swing (jhulana) festival of Radha and Krsna

 

August 13:Balarama Jayanti: Appearance day of Sri Krsna’s elder brother, Sri Balarama. Please sing the glories of Sri Balarama and fast till noon.

 

August 21:Krsnastami: Also known as Janmastami, the appearance day of Sri Krsna. Fast till midnight, followed by Ekadasi prasadam

 

August 22:Vyasa Puja: The appearance day of Srila Prabhupada. Devotees typically write offerings unto him. Please fast till noon.

 

August 25: – Annada Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

July 6, 2011

 

UPCOMING EVENTS IN JULY:

 

July 11: – Sayana Ekadasi: From all grains and beans

 

July 26: – Kamika Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

 

TORONTO RATHA YATRA:

 

The devotees of the Toronto congregation will be celebrating their Ratha Yatra festivities on July 15 (the 12 hour kirtan event), July 16 and 17 (the actual Ratha Yatra event). Please visit this link for more information: www.festivalofindia.ca

 

May 29, 2011

 

UPCOMING EVENTS IN MAY:

 

June 11: – Pandava Nirjala Ekadasi: If one has broken any Ekadasi within the year, one should perform a complete fast from food and water. If has not broken a Ekadasi within the year, one may follow regular Ekadasi regulations (i.e. no grains, beans, etc.)

 

June 26: – fasting for Yogini Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

KHOL VIDEOS:

 

The remainder of videos for Lesson 10, 10A, and 10B have been uploaded and linked to their respective pages.

 

On KKSongs Video Page, the khol videos are in progress of being linked to that page.

 

May 7, 2011

 

UPCOMING EVENTS IN MAY:

 

May 13: – Mohini Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

May 16: – the appearance day of Sri Nrsimhadeva (Nrsimha Caturdasi); the incarnation of the Lord in His man-lion form who protects His devotees. Fast till

 

May 28: – fasting for Apara Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

March 26, 2011

 

E-MAILS:

 

There have been many e-mails sent between February and March that weren’t replied to. I apologize for the lack of reply and any inconveniences caused by it. Specific questions should have responses sent out. If not, please send another e-mail to KKSongs.org.

 

Few common questions that came up in the e-mails.

 

à BROKEN LINKS: If you find a broken link, please include the URL where the link to the broken link is found. This way, we can resolve the problem accordingly. The audio files should be restored temporarily.

à MP3 REQUESTS: Due to certain constraints, KKSongs.org will not post or send e-mails of any MP3 of any recorded music/file.

 

Once again, please forgive me for the lack of responses.

 

KHOL VIDEOS:

Filming should resume in May for Lessons 10 A through the end of Unit 2, hopefully.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS IN APRIL:

 

March 29: – Papamocani Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

April 12: – the appearance day of Sri Rama; the incarnation of the Lord as the ideal personality. Fast till sunset

 

April 14: – fasting for Kamada Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

April 28: – fasting for Varuthini Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

February 26, 2011

 

VIDEO PAGE UPDATE: All 94 episodes of Mahabharata are linked to KKSongs.org. Please click the video page to view these.

 

AUDIO PAGE UPDATE: After many e-mail requests about audio files, most of the audio files will be restored temporarily. There are future plans on rerecording many of the audio files, but those won’t be implemented in the near future.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS IN MARCH:

 

February 28: Vijaya Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

March 16: – fasting for Amalaki Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

March 19: – Gaura Purnima Appearance day of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; incarnation of Sri Krsna in Kaliyuga to spread congregational chanting of the Hare Krsna mahamantra.

 

March 29: – Papamocani Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

January 29, 2011

 

UPCOMING EVENTS IN FEBRUARY:

 

February 14: Bhaimi Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

February 16:Nityananda Trayodasi Fast till noon: followed by Ekadasi prasadam.

 

February 22: – Appearance day of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura: fast till noon

 

February 28: Vijaya Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

January 13, 2011:

 

Hare Krsna! Jaya Srila Prabhupada!

 

Welcome to a new year! This year will be quite unique as KKSongs.org celebrates its tenth anniversary of being on the web, providing bhajan lyrics to the web community. In addition, January 15th (an Ekadasi day too) is the fifth anniversary that the site has been transferred to KKSongs.org. The site has grown from a mere bhajan lyrics site to a portal of musical knowledge, education, as well as cultural aspects of Krsna Consciousness. Few new changes has been implemented for this year.

 

NEW SITE APPEARANCE:

As you can tell, our homepage looks different. Hopefully, this will ease navigation through the site.

 

OFFICIAL SONG LYRICS:

If you click on the song lyrics, two alphabetical indexes are found. The first one in green shows an index of songs sorted by the first words of the song. The second in red sorts the songs by their title/official name.

 

KKSONGS AUDIO PAGE QUESTIONS:

The links for bhajans have been delinked and deactivated. There are plans for creating audio clips on how to sing the bhajan, but it is not known when they will begin.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS IN JANUARY:

 

January 15: Putrada Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans

 

Janaury 29: – Sat-tila Ekadasi: Fast from all grains and beans