Heritage Fest – Offline  Competitions will be conducted in the following venues

General information

1. All characters, situations, performances, dialogues, scripts, costumes, etc. should be based on Vedic scriptures only. For authenticity, please refer the books authored by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
2. Our website iskconsamskriti.org will provide all the relevant content and contest guidelines.
3. Please refer the program schedule for the date and venue of each event.
4. All oratory, music and dance events have preliminary qualifying rounds.
5. All other events are Single Final
6. All SOLO and TEAM participants have to register by purchasing tickets at the venue.
7. The venue will be either ISKCON Bangalore, HK Hill or your school or KTPO, Whitefield.
8. Participation is open for any number of events.
9. Registration Fee, Rs. 100/- per event. To be paid at the venue.
10. All participants will get a participation certificate.
11. The winners of each contest will be judged by professionals who are experts in their fields.
12. Judges’ decision will be final.
13. The results will be announced on our website – iskconsamskriti.org.

Stage Performance

• The stage dimension is 12 x 36 ft at ISKCON Temple, HK Hill. Participants may practice accordingly.
• Live or recorded music can be used.
• Participants to bring a pen drive with the recorded music required by them for the performance.
• Lights, special effects and music playback systems will be provided.
• Participants may visit the venue in advance to get an idea of the stage.

Event-wise Guidelines:

Bhagavad-gita Shloka Chanting:

1. This contest is open for participants from Pre-nursery to Class X.(Solo or group)
2. Number of members in a team: 2-4
3. Shlokas to be chanted:
   1. For PN1-PN2 : Chapter 4 (2 shlokas)
   2. For LKG-UKG : Chapter 5 (2 shlokas)
   3. For Class I – II : Chapter 3 (2 shlokas)
   4. For Class III – IV : Chapter 5 (3 shlokas)
   5. For Class V – VII : Chapter 1 (3 shlokas)
   6. For Class VIII – X : Chapter 2 (3 shlokas)
4. Children from Class V – VII and Class VIII- X categories should chant shlokas with meanings.
5. For translations please refer to Bhagavad gita As It Is by Srila Prabhupada.

Website link: https://www.asitis.com/

6. SOLO competition available at schools/online.

Judgement criteria: Clarity in pronunciation, fluency, meter, translation (if applicable) & synchronisation (for teams).

Vedic Chants:

1. This contest is open for participants from Pre-nursery to Class VII.
2. Participants can chant any 3 Mantras selected by them. Click here for the list.
3. This is a SOLO event.

Judgement criteria: Clarity in pronunciation, fluency, meter, & completion.

Storytelling:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class III to Class VII.
2. The participants can narrate any story from the list provided. Click here for the list.
3. This is a SOLO event.

Judgment criteria: Voice modulation, Body language, Language proficiency and Overall impact.

Pencil Shading:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class V to Class X.
2. Theme is Lord Krishna’s childhood leelas.
3. A plain drawing sheet will be provided at the venue.
4. Stationery items like pens, pencils, paints, brushes, etc. should be brought by the participants.
5. The participants should mention their name and other details on the given sheet.
6. This is a SOLO event.
7. Duration: 90 minutes

Judgement criteria: Creativity, Visual appeal and Presentation.

Greeting Card Making:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class III to Class VII.
2. Theme is a Birthday Greeting Card to Lord Krishna.
3. Stationery items like handmade paper/chart paper, pens, pencils, paints, brushes, decoration items like Kundan, etc. should be brought by the participants.
4. Use of colours and other necessary items to enhance the overall look are permitted.
5. The entire greeting card should be created at the venue. Pre-preparation is not allowed.
6. This is a SOLO event.
7. Duration: 90 minutes

Judgment criteria: Visual appeal, complexity in terms of efforts, wordings, neatness.

Colouring:

1. This contest is open for participants from Pre-nursery to Class VII.
2. Colouring sheet will be provided.
3. Stationery items like pens, pencils, colour pencils, crayons, eraser, etc. should be brought by the participants.
4. The participants should mention their name and other details on the given sheet.
5. This is a SOLO event.
6. Duration: 90 minutes

Judgement criteria: Creativity, Visual appeal and Presentation.

Painting:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class V to Class X.
2. Theme is Radha Krishna.
3. A plain drawing sheet will be provided.
4. Participants to do the outline. Crayons/paints/any other coloring materials can be used.
5. The participants should mention their name and other details on the given sheet.
6. This is a SOLO event.
7. Duration: 90 minutes

Judgement criteria: Creativity, Visual appeal and Presentation.

Rangoli Making:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class V to Class X.
2. Create colourful Rangoli designs to attract the attention of Lord Krishna.
3. Participants are allowed to bring the template of the design on which the decoration may be arranged.
4. Team size: 3 members.
5. SOLO event is available at schools.
6. Duration: 45 mins.

Judgement criteria: Visual appeal, colour combination, creativity and neatness.

Classical Dance:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class III to Class X.
2. Any of the classical dance forms can be chosen for the performance.
3. Select any theme from the Puranas, Ramayana or Mahabharata.
4. Songs or imitation of dance from movies will not be entertained.
5. TEAM size: 6 members
6. SOLO event is available at schools/online.
7. Duration:

Team event: 10 minutes

Solo event: 5 minutes

Judgment criteria: Choreography, Co-ordination, Costume and Expression.

Folk Dance:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class V to Class X.
2. Folk dance style should be authentic and can be from any Indian State.
3. Songs or imitation of dance from any movie is not allowed.
4. Number of members per team: 6 member
5. TEAM size: 6 members
6. Duration: 5-10 minutes

Judgement criteria: Choreography, co-ordination, costume and expression.

Vocal Music:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class I to Class X.
2. Devotional compositions of great Acharyas like — Purandara Dasa, Kanaka Dasa, Meera Bai, Vallabhacharya, Surdas, Annamacharya, Jayadeva, Ramdas etc. may be selected.
3. Rendition can be accompanied by instruments/Shruthi box.
4. TEAM size : 6 members
5. SOLO event is available at schools/online.
6. Duration: 5 mins

Judgement criteria:  Voice quality, Raga, Bhava, Rhythm and Proficiency.

Handwriting:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class I to Class X.
2. English text matter along with ruled sheets will be given.
3. The participants should mention their name and other details on the given sheet.
4. Writing materials should be brought by the participants.
5. This is a SOLO event.
6. Duration: 90 mins

Judgement criteria: Creativity, Legibility, Neatness, Angle and word spacing.

Vedic Quiz:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class V to Class X.
2. Written quiz will be followed by an oral quiz.
3. The questions will be from Krishna stories:
   1. Mathuranatha – For Class V to Class VII. Click here to access the content.
   2. Yadunandana – For Class VIII to Class X. Click here to access the content.
4. TEAM size: 3 members
5. Duration: Written quiz of 60 minutes followed by the oral quiz of 90 minutes for the selected top four teams.
6. SOLO event is available online.

Judgment criteria: Based on the marks scored

Instrumental Music [Flute]:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class V to Class X.
2. Devotional compositions of great Acharyas like — Purandara Dasa, Kanaka Dasa, Vallabhacharya, Surdas, Annamacharya, Jayadeva, Ramdas, Meera Bai etc. may be chosen.
3. Duration: 5 minutes.
4. This is a SOLO event.

Judgement criteria: Accuracy of notes, resonance control and overall performance.