Krishna Das kirtan in Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai

American kirtanwallah Krishna Das performs for the first time in Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai, India, for more than two hours, to the deep delight of the capacity audience. 14 Jan 2016 “I was last here in 1971,” said Krishna Das, “for one hour.“ Here is a snippet from “Om Namah Shivaya, Arunachala Shiva Namah Shivaya“, a chant that Krishna Das has been singing for 20 years, and now for the first time at the physical feet of Arunachala Shiva.