By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi
London Mellows is an annual kirtan festival organized by a committed team at ISKCON London for the temple congregation and the wider devotee community in the UK. This year the event was held on August 12th, 2023. In addition to UK-based kirtaneers, the event welcomed visiting kirtaneers, including Amala Harinama Dasa, Nadiya Mani Dasi, Ananta Gauranga Dasa, and Lilarani Gaurangi Devi Dasi.
The first London Mellows event took place in July 2016 as a special offering to Srila Prabhupada on the 50th Anniversary Year of ISKCON’s incorporation. Fifty melodies were offered that weekend.
Devaki Devi Dasi, who was part of the original London Mellows team, said, “We were very excited to establish London Mellows in 2016. It was our first weekend-long kirtan event at the temple, as far as we know, and we wanted the event to be an opportunity to glorify the holy names and Srila Prabhupada. After the success of the first London Mellows, we desired to make the event bigger and better each year and firmly establish it in the UK kirtan calendar.”
Read more: https://iskconnews.org/london-mellows-continues-legacy-and-looks-to-future/
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