Siva Bhajans/Kirtans
August 6, 2011 • Children & Youth
Here’s a video of Muni Natarajan, one of the teachers, leading the youth in a few Shiva bhajans/kirtans at the Hindu Youth Camp in West Virginia that took place last week.
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