# Event Details - **Event Name**: Heart of Bhakti - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 pm - **Event Description**: An uplifting evening of kirtan, wisdom, and community - connecting through music and mantra.About this EventHeart of BhaktiJoin us for an uplifting evening of sacred music, wisdom, and community.Be inspired by the enlightening words of Travelling Monk BV Padmanabha Maharaj and experience soulful kirtan led by Sundar Gopal Prabhu.Come to chant, reflect, and connect — and stay for a delicious vegetarian feast shared in good company.All are welcome to this heart-warming celebration of devotion and joy.The evening will start with joyful uplifting kirtan led by Sundar Gopal Prabhu, followed by an enlightening wisdom talk by travelling monk BV Padmanabha Mahara, and then more kirtan! We will finish with a delicious blessed vegatarian/vegan meal.Starts at 6pmPiko Wholefoods Studio229 Kilmore St, Central ChristchurchEveryone is welcome!Contact Harikanta Das for more details: 0211168620About Sripad Bhaktivedanta Padmanabha MaharajSwami BV Padmanabha was born in 1977 in Srirangam, South India. He was born in a Vaishnava family who are followers of Sri Madhvacharya.He was fortunate enough to have association of Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja’s books while studying in college. He had first darshan of his Gurudeva Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvami Maharaj in Alachua, Florida, USA, in 2003 during the occasion of Srila Gurudeva’s Vyasa-puja. He accepted Harinam initiation from Srila Gurudeva in Alachua in 2003. In 2003 he was kindly given full Diksha initiation by Srila Gurudeva in Shri Keshavaji Gaudiya Matha, Mathura during Sri Janmashtami celebrations.Upon Srila Gurudeva’s divine instructions, he left everything in 2004 to completely serve Srila Gurudeva and Vaishnavas with full dedication. Srila Gurudeva kindly gave him opportunity to engage in Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s publication seva like typing, compiling, proofreading, translation etc., especially Sanskrit fidelity check. For two years he was given the opportunity to serve in the monthly Hindi Magazine ‘Sri Sri Bhagavat Patrika’.Upon Srila Gurudeva’s instructions he is now devoting most of his time in preaching the message of Srila Gurudeva Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvami Maharaja all over India and world.Currently he is the secretary of International Goudiya Vedanta Trust (IGVT) as well in-charge of Sri Ramanbihari Gaudiya Matha, New Delhi. Previously he was in-charge of Sri Keshavji Goudiya Math, Mathura and Sri Govindaji Gaudiya Math, Jammu. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/heart-of-bhakti/100001783512777729 - **Event Categories**: - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fheart-of-bhakti-tickets-1783512777729 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: NZD ## Event venue details - **city**: Christchurch - **state**: CA - **country**: New Zealand - **location**: Piko Wholefoods Studio - **lat**: -43.5264321 - **long**: 172.6454574 - **full address**: Piko Wholefoods Studio, 229 Kilmore Street, Christchurch, New Zealand ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Melissa Burtenshaw (https://allevents.in/org/melissa-burtenshaw/18168500) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/14e7d79536398a64b105e3d2fa05fb9b35156dea662ea453003650d33c5178ac-rimg-w1200-h1698-dcf8a662-gmir.jpg?v=1762663650 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/868541c3d73c145c7592090c0628881059271a32294d3bf95f7aaa64562e32c4-rimg-w400-h400-dcf8a562-gmir.jpg?v=1762663650 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Piko Wholefoods Studio, 229 Kilmore Street, Christchurch, New Zealand - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 NZD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Melissa Burtenshaw - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Heart of Bhakti ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Heart of Bhakti", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/14e7d79536398a64b105e3d2fa05fb9b35156dea662ea453003650d33c5178ac-rimg-w1200-h1698-dcf8a662-gmir.jpg?v=1762663650", "startDate": "2025-11-22", "endDate": "2025-11-22", "url": "https://allevents.in/christchurch/heart-of-bhakti/100001783512777729", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Piko Wholefoods Studio", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "229 Kilmore Street", "postalCode": "8011", "addressLocality": "Christchurch", "addressRegion": "CA", "addressCountry": "NZ" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "-43.5264321", "longitude": "172.6454574" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "An uplifting evening of kirtan, wisdom, and community - connecting through music and mantra.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "NZD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2025-11-22", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/christchurch/heart-of-bhakti/100001783512777729" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "NZD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/christchurch/heart-of-bhakti/100001783512777729", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Melissa Burtenshaw", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/melissa-burtenshaw/18168500" } ] } ] ```