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

General guidelines

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 www.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, dance events have preliminary qualifying rounds.
5. All other events are Single Final competitions.
6. All SOLO and TEAM participants have to register by purchasing tickets at the venue.
7. Registration Fee is Rs. 100/- per event.
8. The venue for prelims will be either at your school or online. The finals will be held at ISKCON Rajajinagar temple.
9. Participation is open for any number of events.
10. All participants will get a participation e certificate.
11. The winners of each contest will be evaluated by professional judges who are experts in their fields.
12. Judges’ decision will be final and binding.
13. The results will be announced on our website – www.iskconsamskriti.org
14. Attractive prizes will be given away in a grand ceremony conducted during the month of September. Selected prize winners will display their winning performances in the presence of parents and teachers in this ceremony.
15. Trophies will be given to the top 3 schools based on the maximum no. of entries (gold, silver, bronze).
16. A special jury award may be considered if any school demonstrates exceptional contribution in Heritage Fest. Criterion for this award, if any, will be decided by the jury.

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.
* Students to bring the music ONLY IN PENDRIVE
* Lights, special effects and music playback systems will be provided.

Event-wise Guidelines:

Bhagavad-gita Shloka Chanting:

1. This contest is open for participants from Pre-nursery to Class X. (Solo & Team)
2. No. of members in a team: 3
3. Duration – 5 mins

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://prabhupada.io//
6. SOLO competition available at schools/online.
7. TEAM event is available at schools/temple.
8. Prelims will be held in school and finals in ISKCON temple.

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

Classical Dance:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class III to Class X. (Solo & Team)
2. TEAM size: 6 members
3. Duration for team event – 10 minutes, for solo event – 5 mins
4. Any of the classical dance forms can be chosen for the performance.
5. Select any theme related to Krishna or Rama or any other avatar of Lord Vishnu.
6. Songs or imitation of dance from movies will not be entertained.
7. SOLO event is available at schools/online.
8. TEAM event is available at schools/temple
9. Prelims will be held in school and finals in ISKCON temple.

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

Vocal Music:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class I to Class X. (Solo & Team)
2. TEAM size: 6 members
3. Duration- 5 mins
4. Devotional compositions of great Vaishnava Acharyas like – Purandara Dasa, Kanaka Dasa, Meera Bai, Vallabhacharya, Surdas, Annamacharya, Jayadeva, Ramdas etc. may be selected
5. Rendition can be accompanied by instruments/Shruthi box.
6. SOLO event is available at schools/online.
7. TEAM event is available at schools/temple
8. Prelims will be held in school and finals in ISKCON temple.

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

Folk Dance:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class V to Class X. (ONLY TEAM)
2. TEAM size: 6 members
3. Duration: 5-10 minutes
4. Folk dance style should be authentic and can be from any Indian State.
5. Songs or imitation of dance from any movie is not allowed.
6. TEAM event is available at schools/temple
7. Prelims will be held in school and finals in ISKCON temple.

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

Rangoli Making:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class V to Class X. (Solo & Team)
2. Team size: 3 members.
3. Duration: 45 mins.
4. Size of Rangoli – Max – 3ft X 3ft
5. Create colourful Rangoli designs to attract the attention of Lord Krishna.
6. Participants are allowed to bring the template of the design on which the decoration may
be arranged.

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

Storytelling:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class I to Class VII, (ONLY SOLO)
2. Duration: – 3 minutes
3. The participants can narrate any story from the list provided. Click here for the list.
4. This is a SOLO event.
5. Prelims will be held in school and finals in ISKCON temple.

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

Vedic Chants:

1. This contest is open for participants from Pre-nursery to Class VII. (ONLY SOLO)
2. Duration – 5 mins
3. Participants can chant any 3 Mantras selected by them. Click here for the list.
4. This is a SOLO event.
5. Prelims will be held in school and finals in ISKCON temple.

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

Greeting Card Making:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class III to Class VII. (ONLY SOLO)
2. Duration – 60 mins
3. Theme is a Birthday Greeting Card to Lord Krishna.
4. Stationery items like handmade paper/chart paper, pens, pencils, paints, brushes, decoration items like Kundan, etc. should be brought by the participants.
5. Use of colours and other necessary items to enhance the overall look are permitted.
6. The entire greeting card should be created at the venue! Pre-preparation is not allowed.
7. This is a SOLO event.
8. This event will take place in schools (No prelims, only finals).

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

Cookery:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class V to Class X. (ONLY TEAM)
2. Team size: 3 members.
3. Duration – 60 mins
4. This is a fireless cooking competition.
5. All the ingredients should be got from home. Vegetables/fruits can be cut and brought.
6. The food should be prepared using pure vegetarian items and also free from onion and garlic.
7. Should chant at least 3 times Hare Krishna mantra before preparing, if possible.
8. As the preparation will be offered to Lord Krishna, it should not be tasted while making and until the offering has been completed at the ISKCON temple
9. An individual can prepare up to 3 items.
10. The food items offered will be judged by our in-house food critics.
11. TEAM event is available only at ISKCON temple. (No prelims, only finals)

Judgement criteria: Taste, Visual appeal, creativity.

Instrumental Music:
(Percussion & Non-Percussion)

1. This contest is open for participants from Class V to Class X. (ONLY SOLO)
2. Duration: 5 minutes.
3. Devotional compositions of great Vaishnava Acharyas like Purandara Dasa, Kanaka Dasa, Vallabhacharya, Surdas, Annamacharya, Jayadeva, Ramdas, Meera Bai etc. may be chosen.
4. This is a SOLO event.
5. Indian classical instruments only.
6. Play at least 3 talas (rhythms) for percussion instruments.
7. Prelims will be held in school and finals in ISKCON temple.

Judgement criteria: Accuracy of notes, resonance control, overall performance, Voice quality, raga, bhava, rhythm synchronization, co-ordination and proficiency.

Vedic Skit:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class I to Class X. (ONLY TEAM)
2. Team size: 6 to 10 members.
3. Duration – 10 mins
4. Click here for the list for story outlines. Enactment of any other stories shall be disqualified.
S. Skit must be performed in English language only.
6. TEAM event is available only at ISKCON temple. (only one round)

Judgement criteria: Authenticity, direction, enactment, dialogue delivery and co-ordination.

Elocution:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class V to Class X. (ONLY SOLO)
2. Duration for Elocution – 2 minutes
3. Click here for the list of elocution passages
4. Prelims will be held in school and finals in ISKCON temple.

Judgement criteria: Fluency, pronunciation, body language, and expression.

Dumb Charades:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class V to Class X. (ONLY TEAM)
2. Team size: 3 members.
3. Duration: 2 minutes.
4. One member to enact the given sentence/phrase without speaking; two members to guess.
5. No sign language or props allowed; only enactment.
6. Judges decision will be final.
7. TEAM event is available only at ISKCON temple. (only one round)

Judgement criteria: Correct guess of word/phrase, enactment and teamwork.

Krishna Rhymes:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class LKG to Class II. (ONLY SOLO)
2. Duration: 1 minutes.
3. Click here for the list of Krishna Rhymes
4. This contest is open for participants from LKG to Class II.
5. This is SOLO event
6. Prelims will be held in school and finals in ISKCON temple.

Judgement criteria: Fluency, pronunciation, body language and expression.

Pushpa Alankara:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class V to Class X. (Solo & Team)
2. Team size: 3 members.
3. Duration: 60 minutes.
4. Size of pushpa alankara work – Max – 3ft X 3ft
5. Participants are allowed to bring the template of the design on which the decoration may be arranged.
6. TEAM event is available at schools/temple
7. Prelims will be held in school and finals in ISKCON temple.

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

Radha Krishna Costumes:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class PN1 to Class II. (ONLY SOLO)
2. Duration: 1 minutes.
3. There shall only be ramp-walk and no dialogue delivery facility.
4. This contest is open for participants from PNI to Class I.
5. For Radha Krishna Costumes, participants may dress up as Radha or Krishna
6. Prelims will be held in school and finals in ISKCON temple.

Judgement criteria: Makeup and costumes, authenticity and visual presentation.

Poster Making:

1. This contest is open for participants from Class V to Class X. (ONLY SOLO).
2. Duration: 60 minutes.
3. Size of the poster-Max-3ft X 3 ft
4. Click here for the list for collage theme.
5. Poster should be prepared by cutting out relevant portions from old newspapers or magazines.
6. No hand-drawn art or craft is allowed.
7. Participant must bring their own materials.
8. This event will take place in schools. (only one round)

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