{"id":11574,"date":"2025-12-05T17:35:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T22:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinmayagita.net\/?page_id=11574"},"modified":"2026-09-07T19:55:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T23:55:18","slug":"gitafest2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chinmayagita.net\/sa\/gitafest2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Gita Fest 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11574\" class=\"elementor elementor-11574\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22fc225 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22fc225\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b0bd13 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b0bd13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gita-Fest-2026-Header-Web-1.png?fit=1350%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11649\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gita-Fest-2026-Header-Web-1.png?w=1350&amp;ssl=1 1350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gita-Fest-2026-Header-Web-1.png?resize=300%2C144&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gita-Fest-2026-Header-Web-1.png?resize=1024%2C493&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gita-Fest-2026-Header-Web-1.png?resize=768%2C370&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gita-Fest-2026-Header-Web-1.png?resize=18%2C9&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-attachment-id=\"11649\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chinmayagita.net\/gitafest2026\/attachment\/gita-fest-2026-header-web-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gita-Fest-2026-Header-Web-1.png?fit=1350%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1350,650\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Gita Fest 2026 Header-Web\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gita-Fest-2026-Header-Web-1.png?fit=800%2C385&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4609e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af4609e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfd0f4e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dfd0f4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-top: 20px;\">hari\u1e25<strong> om.&nbsp;<\/strong><b>Chinmaya Gita Fest 2026<\/b> is an event conducted for chinmaya bala-vihar students from various Chinmaya Mission Centers in USA &amp; Canada to showcase their chanting and understanding of <b>Chapter 12 of \u015br\u012bmad-bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101, the Yoga of Devotion<\/b>. Engaging in the study of<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp;bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> is a great way for every chinmaya student to express his\/her devotion to the Chinmaya Guru parampara and the Supreme Self<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get ready to dive deep and broaden your knowledge of Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101,<\/strong> by preparing and participating in Gita Chanting Competition, Quizzes, Gameshows and Talks, based on <strong>bhakti-yoga\u1e25, as we celebrate Chinmaya Amrit Mahotsav, the 75th anniversary of the Chinmaya Movement. <\/strong>We invite all Chinmaya Bala-vihar students to fine-tune their <b>chanting<\/b> of bhakti-yoga<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u1e25<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">, <b>understand the meaning<\/b> of the key words and the essence of the verses, and <b>practice the values<\/b> discussed in this chapter, in your daily life.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>GITA CHANTING: Annual GITA Chanting Competition<\/b> will start from the individual Centers, then progress to Regional\/State level, National level &#8211; based on the participants&#8217; performance. National Gita Chanting Competition shall be held in <strong>Chinmaya Amarnath, 358 Mars Valencia Rd, Mars, PA 16046. <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The best chanters from <b>Gita Fest 2026 GITA Chanting competition<\/b> will have the special opportunity this year to participate in the International Gita Chanting Competition, to be held in Chinmaya Vibhooti, India (bh\u0101rat), on <strong>Dec 20 &#8211; 21, 2026<\/strong>. All Chanting competitions shall be conducted in-person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><b>Vocabulary Quizzes, Game Shows and Talks<\/b> will be conducted as part of Gita Fest 2026, to encourage the students to learn and understand the meaning of chapter 12, as part of the&nbsp;<b>Learn Gita<\/b> initiative. These Learn Gita contests will be conducted in a hybrid format. Please check&nbsp; below, for the details of these events, and learning resources.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">More details shall be published as we go along in this journey of celebrating bhagavad-<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">g\u012bt\u0101<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"> and Chinmaya Amrit Mahotsav<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/GitaFest2026-States\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">List of centers\/states participating in Gita Fest 2026 <\/span><\/a><!--<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/Ch4StateFinals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please click here for the list of Participating centers and the State Finals Date and Venue.<\/a> (TBD)<br \/>--><em>(As of May 9, 2026)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>GITA FEST 2026 RESULTS: (Posted on Sep 7, 2026)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/GF26LGAwards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LEARN GITA EVENTS RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/GF26CGAWARDS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2026 NATIONAL GITA CHANTING COMPETITION RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd35917 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1dd35917\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45994d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45994d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event Overview<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb9b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"fcb9b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion floating-style\" id=\"accordion-6ad6c661edf34\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-fcb9b9a\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-8860e836ad6c661edf34\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-8860e836ad6c661edf34\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-8860e836ad6c661edf34\">\n                                                            <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_left_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n                                        <i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">CHANT GITA<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-8860e836ad6c661edf34\" class=\"show collapse\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-fcb9b9a\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6ad6c661edf34\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><strong>Gita Chanting National Competition<\/strong> for the Excellent chanters from all State\/Regional Finals shall be held on <strong>Sep 6, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p><p>For: <strong>Grade 1 - Grade 12 <\/strong><em>(In-Person only)<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Chanting Groups:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>GROUP B: Grades 1 - 2<\/li><li>GROUP C: Grades 3 - 4<\/li><li>GROUP D: Grades 5 - 6<\/li><li>GROUP E: Grades 7 - 9<\/li><li>GROUP F: Grades 10 - 12<\/li><\/ul><p>The top two chanters of every group, from the individual state final competitions, are eligible to participate in the National Chanting Competition.<\/p><p>This is an opportunity to celebrate bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 chanting and showcase the finest bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 chanters from every state!<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-fcb9b9a\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-8073aa16ad6c661edf34\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-8073aa16ad6c661edf34\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-8073aa16ad6c661edf34\">\n                                                            <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_left_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n                                        <i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">LEARN GITA<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-8073aa16ad6c661edf34\" class=\"collapse\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-fcb9b9a\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6ad6c661edf34\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><b>Vocabulary Quizzes, Game-shows and Talks will be conducted on Sep 5, 2026, in Chinmaya Amarnath and proctored in select chinmaya centers.<\/b><\/p><p><em>Finalists from each State will be selected to represent the state in the Learn G\u012bt\u0101 contests that will be conducted on <strong>Sep 5, 2026<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><em>Note: In order to participate in the Learn Gita contests\/events, one should have participated in the Chapter 12 Chanting Competition conducted by one of the Chinmaya Centers. However, they are not required to be excellent chanters, to participate in the\u00a0Learn Gita contests\/events at the State Level contests.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Learn Gita Contest Groups:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>MATSYA GROUP:<\/strong> Grades 1 - 2 (Level 1)<\/li><li><strong>KURMA GROUP:<\/strong> Grades 3 - 4, Grades 5 - 6 (Level 2)<\/li><li><strong>VARAHA GROUP:<\/strong> Grades 7 - 9, Grades 10 - 12 (Level 3)<\/li><\/ul>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-fcb9b9a\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-1341b9c6ad6c661edf34\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-1341b9c6ad6c661edf34\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-1341b9c6ad6c661edf34\">\n                                                            <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_left_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n                                        <i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">LIVE GITA<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-1341b9c6ad6c661edf34\" class=\"collapse\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-2-fcb9b9a\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6ad6c661edf34\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><strong> s\u0101dhan\u0101 challenge<\/strong>: (For Adult sevaks and sevik\u0101-s)<\/p><p><strong>Guru bhakti<\/strong>, or <strong>Devotion to the guru<\/strong>, is the theme of s\u0101dhan\u0101 this year. Centers are requested to come up with meaningful activities under the guidance of their guru, involving all Chinmaya Mission Members.<\/p><p>Duration: Jan 2026 - Dec 2026<\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc753d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fc753d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-953a3cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"953a3cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event Details<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea354c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eea354c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d1ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"76d1ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;multiple&quot;,&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"div-details-chant\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"div-details-chant\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h6 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> GITA CHANTING COMPETITION <\/h6><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"div-details-chant\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc0dcfd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc0dcfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"div-details-chant\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896c1e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"896c1e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"div-details-chant\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a9389b e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"8a9389b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"145307803\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1453078031\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1453078031\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1453078031\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tEvent Specification\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-1453078032\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-1453078032\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-1453078032\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tMore Details\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"div-details-chant e-n-tab-title-1453078031\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1453078031\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-6438e26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6438e26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ff7cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37ff7cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Chinmaya Gita Chanting National Competition: <\/strong>(USA &amp; Canada)<\/p><p><strong>In-Person participation only.<\/strong><\/p><p>Participants will be evaluated on their ability to chant verses from Chapter 12 of Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 and GITA Panchamrit, this year.<\/p><div>The top two chanters from each group in the State Finals will be eligible to participate in this contest. Gita Coordinators of the participating states are required to provide the details of their state finalists for all groups after their State Final competition is completed, and before<em> the end of June 2026.<\/em><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Eligible grades: <strong>Grade 1 &#8211; Grade 12<\/strong><\/div><h6><strong>CHAPTER 12 &#8211; VERSE ASSIGNMENT FOR GRADES (for State level &amp; National level competition)<\/strong><\/h6><table style=\"color: #303e3e; padding: 3px;\" border=\"1px\" width=\"400px\"><tbody><tr><th align=\"left\" width=\"10%\">GROUP #<\/th><th align=\"left\" width=\"25%\">\u00a0GRADES<\/th><th align=\"left\" width=\"60%\">\u00a0ASSIGNED VERSES<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><b>B.<\/b><\/td><td>\u00a0Grade 1 &#8211; Grade 2<\/td><td>\u00a012.1 &#8211; 12.20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>C.<\/b><\/td><td>\u00a0Grade 3 &#8211; Grade 4<\/td><td>\u00a012.1 &#8211; 12.20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>D.<\/b><\/td><td>\u00a0Grade 5 &#8211; Grade 6<\/td><td>\u00a012.1 &#8211; 12.20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><b>E.<\/b><\/td><td>\u00a0Grade 7 &#8211; Grade 9<\/td><td>\u00a012.1 &#8211; 12.20<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tbody><tr><td><b>F.<\/b><\/td><td>\u00a0Grade 10 &#8211; Grade 12<\/td><td>\u00a012.1 &#8211; 12.20<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h5><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/CM-BG12-LYRICS-SAENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chapter 12 Lyrics<\/a>\u00a0(Sanskrit and English side-by-side)<\/h5><h6><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/CMW-GITAPANCHAMRIT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GITA PANCHAMRIT<\/a>, the five verses selected for daily chanting and s\u0101dhana, shall be included for evaluation in the National level chanting competition, for all the chanting groups.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6><h6><strong>RUBRIC FOR THE NATIONAL CHANTING COMPETITION<\/strong><\/h6><table border=\"1px\" width=\"100px\"><tbody><tr><th align=\"left\" width=\"30%\">CATEGORY<\/th><th align=\"left\" width=\"70%\">Points (%)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>MEMORY (Includes Fluency &amp; Recall speed)<\/td><td>40%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PRONUNCIATION<\/td><td>40%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PRESENTATION<\/td><td>10%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>METER &amp; TUNE<\/td><td>10%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><strong>EVENT FORMAT:<\/strong><\/p><p>The first quarter of a verse will be read out as a prompt to the participant. The participant then has to recall and chant the prompted verse and the subsequent verses that follow the prompted quarter, and continue until prompted by the Judge panel to stop chanting.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rounds per participant: Shall vary based on group<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from two to five.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Response time: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 seconds before time-out.<\/span><\/p><p><em>Note 1: Chapter opening and closing has to be chanted by all participants. <!-- Verse prompts shall start after the participant chants the opening. Closing should be chanted after all the rounds are completed. -->Verses prompted shall be randomly selected for each participant, within the assigned verses. Chanting of the opening and closing shall not be evaluated for pronunciation.<\/em><\/p><p><em><b>Note 2: A tie-breaker challenge shall be conducted to all participants. Every participant will be required to chant the five verses of Gita Panchamrit. This Tie breaker score shall be used in case of ties to resolve the selection of the top two participants.<\/b><\/em><\/p><p><em>(The format for the international chanting competition shall be announced later)<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Time Schedule: Sep 6, 2026 8:30 AM &#8211; 5:30 PM <\/strong>(timing is tentative until schedule is finalized)<\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"div-details-chant e-n-tab-title-1453078032\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-1453078032\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb36c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9cb36c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"div-details-chant\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff167fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff167fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e606be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e606be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GITAFEST State coordinators shall submit the finalists selected by the Judge Panels at the completion of each of the GITAFEST State Finals. Only these Finalists will be eligible to advance to the NATIONAL GITA Chanting competition. Last day to receive Finalist submissions for all states is <strong>June 30, 2026.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">Eligible participants will then be invited to participate in the Gita Fest Events. Every participant will be provisioned a unique Gita Fest Portal Account and details shall be emailed to the primary contact email provided by the State Coordinator. Signing in to the Gita Fest Portal, parents are required to provide consent after reviewing participant info and additional contact details, at their earliest, and before <strong>July 4, 2026<\/strong>. Once travel and accommodation has been arranged, parents are requested to provide additional details, before<strong> July 30, 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/GFPortalGuide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\"><strong>Click here to read the Gita Fest Portal User Guide for Participants<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><p>Participant Families are expected to bear the expenses for their travel and lodging.<\/p><div dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"><p><b>Hotels\/Travel:<\/b>\u00a0 Participating families are expected to arrange their lodging\/travel arrangements as per their convenience for the participant and the accompanying parents or guardians. Here are the list of recommended hotels for your stay.<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12434\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chinmayagita.net\/sa\/gita-fest-2026-hotels\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gita-Fest-2026-Hotels.jpeg?fit=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Gita Fest 2026 &amp;#8211; Hotels\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gita-Fest-2026-Hotels.jpeg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12434\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gita-Fest-2026-Hotels.jpeg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gita-Fest-2026-Hotels.jpeg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gita-Fest-2026-Hotels.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gita-Fest-2026-Hotels.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gita-Fest-2026-Hotels.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Gita-Fest-2026-Hotels.jpeg?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p><\/div><div>Please review the Event Schedule below for Check-in details for the various Gita Fest events will be published.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmpittsburgh.org\/gita-fest-nationals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinmaya Amarnath Gita Fest Page<\/a> for more details regarding the venue.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Participant families are requested to reach out to their\u00a0 GITAFEST State coordinator, or the GITA Chanting Coordinator of their local chinmaya center, if they have questions regarding the event.\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1241\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1241\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h6 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> LEARN GITA CONTESTS &amp; GAMES <\/h6><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1241\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9319ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9319ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1241\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d74b945 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d74b945\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f1f23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01f1f23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>1.<strong> GITA VOCABULARY QUIZ: <\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">For Groups- matsya, k\u016brma, var\u0101ha\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5><div><div><strong>Vocabulary lists<\/strong><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1poCyRGORNEb2BauD1YXI7UGfC3Rhatjt\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Level 1 &#8211; Wordlist (30 words for all three groups: matsya, k\u016brma and var\u0101ha)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1HRT6VKsjwuyM_Wy4-iIYEJjo7rbZtahW\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Level 2 &#8211; Wordlist (60 words for k\u016brma and var\u0101ha groups)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1jgIRHy3hUKNtHjYlNvfZs4ggugvlchf4\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Level 3 &#8211; Wordlist (90 words for varaha group)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Gita Vocabulary Quiz participants will be tested on the understanding of the meaning of the words provided in their group&#8217;s Vocabulary List, within the context of the verses from chapter 12. Difficulty of the quiz will vary based on the age-group.<br \/><em style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Final Quiz will be proctored in participating Chinmaya Centers and in Chinmaya Amarnath on Sep 5, 2026.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><b><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chinmayagita.net\/sa\/star1x-1-0s-200px-200px\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/star%401x-1.0s-200px-200px.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"star@1x-1.0s-200px-200px\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/star%401x-1.0s-200px-200px.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11732\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/star%401x-1.0s-200px-200px.png?resize=70%2C70&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" \/>Check out these<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/chinmayagita.net\/sa\/gitafest-2026\/learn-vocabulary-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fun activities to learn the vocabulary words<\/a>.<\/p><p>Have fun learning!<\/p><p>Here is a <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/Gitafest-SampleVocabQuiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sample Vocabulary Quiz<\/a>.<\/p><p>National Vocabulary Quiz will be administered using <strong>Classmarker<\/strong>, an online assessment tool. Each Quiz will have 25 multiple choice questions based on the Vocabulary List and understanding of the chapter. A total of 20 minutes will be allotted for the Vocabulary Quiz.<\/p><p>Vocabulary Quiz will be proctored in Chinmaya Amarnath, Pittsburgh, for in-person participants and proctored in participating chinmaya centers for remote participants on Sep 5, 2026 at the same time duration.<\/p><p><strong><em>Time Schedule: Sep 5, 2026 3:30 PM &#8211; 4:30 PM in Chinmaya Amarnath <\/em><\/strong><em>(R<\/em><em>emote participants shall confirm timing with the chinmaya center coordinator where the quiz shall be proctored.)<\/em><\/p><\/div><h5><strong>2. GITA KRIDA: <\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">For Groups: k\u016brma and var\u0101ha<\/strong><\/h5><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11743\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chinmayagita.net\/sa\/puzzle1x-1-0s-200px-200px\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/puzzle%401x-1.0s-200px-200px.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"puzzle@1x-1.0s-200px-200px\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/puzzle%401x-1.0s-200px-200px.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11743\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/puzzle%401x-1.0s-200px-200px.png?resize=50%2C50&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/>A Kahoot game show will be conducted as part of Gita Fest 2026 for the k\u016brma group and the var\u0101ha group finalists, with questions based on the topics listed below. <em>The Final Game show will be hosted in Chinmaya Amarnath and in participating chinmaya centers on Sep 5, 2026.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>TOPICS \/ CATEGORIES FOR KRIDA<\/strong>:<\/p><ol type=\"A\"><li style=\"padding: 10px;\">Gita Chapter 12 Wordlist (Level 2 Wordlist for Kurma, Level 3 List for Varaha)<\/li><li style=\"padding: 10px;\">Famous devotees: Prahl\u0101da, dhruva, gajendra, and draupad\u012b<\/li><li style=\"padding: 10px;\">Chinmaya guru parampar\u0101<\/li><li style=\"padding: 10px;\">Saints and Sages from India (for grades 7-12 only)<\/li><li style=\"padding: 10px;\">Meaning of the verses from Chapter 12<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>A Preliminary Selection Round for GITA KRIDA shall be held online on Aug 22, 2026 between 4 PM ET &#8211; 5 PM ET.<\/strong> Invited participants are requested to join the gameshow from their Chinmaya Center.<\/p><p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chinmayagita.net\/sa\/star1x-1-0s-200px-200px\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/star%401x-1.0s-200px-200px.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"star@1x-1.0s-200px-200px\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/star%401x-1.0s-200px-200px.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11732\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/star%401x-1.0s-200px-200px.png?resize=75%2C75&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/>Check out the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/chinmayagita.net\/sa\/gitafest2026\/gita-krida-gameshow-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">learning resources to know more about the game show topics.<\/a><\/p><p>Have fun learning!<\/p><p><strong>The final GITA KRIDA shall be held on Sep 5, 2026 between 7 PM ET &#8211; 7:30 PM ET for k\u016brma group (grades 3 &#8211; 6) and from 7:30 PM &#8211; 8 PM (grades 7 &#8211; 12) in Chinmaya Amarnath. (<\/strong>Remote participants are required to be present at the local Chinmaya Center, where details will be provided to join the kahoot gameshow)<\/p><h5><strong><br \/>3. GITA YUVA TALKS:\u00a0<\/strong><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem;\">For Grades: 10 &#8211; 12<\/strong><\/h5><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11741\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/chinmayagita.net\/sa\/microphone1x-1-0s-200px-200px\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/microphone%401x-1.0s-200px-200px.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"microphone@1x-1.0s-200px-200px\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/microphone%401x-1.0s-200px-200px.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-11741 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chinmayagita.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/microphone%401x-1.0s-200px-200px.png?resize=50%2C50&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speakers are requested to talk for 5 minutes on a selected topic from the list below. Speakers should be prepared to answer questions on the topic of their presentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Qualified speakers from the State Final Competition will be emailed a zoom meeting link with the assigned time, prior to the event. Yuva Talks will be conducted on Sep 5, 2026, from 4:30 PM ET &#8211; 6 PM ET via Zoom. Zoom link and the assigned time shall be emailed to participants, prior to the event.)<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><div><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>TOPICS FOR YUVA TALKS<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ol style=\"margin: 5px;\" type=\"A\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 10px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Turn your emotions into inner strength<\/strong>, by practising the yoga of devotion\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 10px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Find a steady anchor in a turbulent world<\/strong>, by practising the yoga of devotion.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 10px;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Elevate Your Self, <\/strong>by practising the five guiding truths from bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101. (<a href=\"https:\/\/chinmaya75.org\/amrit\/gitapanchamrit\">GITA pa\u00f1ch\u0101mrit)<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ol><div><h4>Resources to understand the meaning of the chapter<\/h4><p>1.<a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/YogaOfDevotionMeaning\">YOGA OF DEVOTION &#8211; ILLUSTRATED<\/a><\/p><p>2. <strong>Chinmaya International Foundation<\/strong> <strong>Resource<\/strong> to understand <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/BhaktiYogaCIF\">the meaning of Chapter 12<\/a> in depth. (For Yuva and Adults)<\/p><p>Swami Chinmayananda&#8217;s Commentary on Chapter 12 is another great resource for those who are interested in a deeper dive.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1242\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1242\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h6 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> LIVE GITA CHALLENGES <\/h6><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1242\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e7f7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02e7f7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1242\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dfc72f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7dfc72f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f73e491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f73e491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Centers who participated in the Live Gita challenge are requested to share a 3-5 minute video presentation summarizing the highlights of their s\u0101dhana and how they benefitted from the wisdom of bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 in their lives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6397100 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6397100\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d676aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d676aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NATIONAL EVENT DETAILS - CHINMAYA AMARNATH<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e507f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60e507f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmpittsburgh.org\/gita-fest-nationals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinmaya Amarnath Gita Fest page<\/a> for details regarding the venue and overview of events scheduled.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f19f76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f19f76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6b98f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df6b98f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9e8c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db9e8c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0df329 elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d0df329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/CMW-BG12-AUDIO\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Learn to chant - Chapter 12 (Swami Avyayananda ji)<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/share.chinmayamission.com\/Audio-Music\/Gita-Panchamrit\/Gita+Panchamrit+Verses+-+Chanting.mp3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-square-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Learn to chant - GITA PANCHAMRIT<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chinmayagita.net\/sa\/gitachanting\/chapter12\/1-10\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-caret-square-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Learn to chant - 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