… Kirtan is a call-and-response, participatory sacred sound practice that originated in India many centuries ago, and was practiced traditionally by a diversity of India's spiritual traditions, including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, etc. In the 20th century, kirtan was introduced to the western hemisphere by many of the yoga masters that visited from India, including Paramahansa Yogananda, Swami Muktananda, Swami Rama, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (Osho), Yogi Bhajan, Swami Satchidananda, among many others.