ॐ Chinmaya Gita Samarpanam

📩 Invitation & Access

📅 Required Participation (10:00 AM EST/7.30 PM IST)

• April 25 – Trial Meeting(Mandatory)
• May 2 – Trial Meeting(Mandatory)
• May 9 – Official Guinness Record-Breaking Event

All sessions begin at 10:00 AM EST/7.30 PM IST. Chanting will be done two times

🖥️ Pre-Session Preparation

• Join 10 minutes early.
• Center yourself clearly in the screen with Video ON.
• Sit in a comfortable position with no external and surrounding distractions.
• Set your display name correctly.
• Participants can keep a print copy of the Chapter 15 lyrics and keep it handy.
• Ensure your Audio is ON and speaker volume lowered.
• Sit in a well-lit location. Ensure light is focused on your face with no light source behind you. Do not sit with your back to a window — this will darken your face on camera.

📷 Camera Setup

• Be closer to the camera so your full face is visible, especially your lips.
• Stabilize position of device used (phones/mobile device to be in horizontal/landscape mode).
• Adjust your camera so your face is not covered by the name display in your self-view window.
• Blur your background or set no background image.

Examples of Valid & Invalid Camera Setups

❌ Disqualified

Hazy/blurry camera

✅ Qualified

Clear, close-up face

❌ Disqualified

Bad background / camera tracking issue

✅ Qualified

Blurred or virtual background

❌ Disqualified

Display name covering face

✅ Qualified

Name display not obscuring face

❌ Disqualified

Face too far / too small

✅ Qualified

Face fills most of the frame

❌ Disqualified

Namaskar/hands covering mouth

✅ Qualified

Hands visible but not blocking mouth

❌ Disqualified

Face turned away from camera

✅ Qualified

Face directly toward camera

❌ Disqualified

Half dark face (backlit)

✅ Qualified

Well-lit face

🎥 At the time of Chanting

• Participants must clearly see the lyrics displayed in the host's background.

  

• Wait for the host's instructions.
• The host will display a background video highlighting the verse.
• Unmute your audio and lower your speaker volume.
• Follow the visual cue to begin chanting.
• Ensure lip movement is clearly visible.
• Joining hands (Namaskar pose) is allowed, as long as your hands do not cover your mouth — lip movement must be clearly visible for verification.
• During chanting, if you get dropped or go out of the meeting, do not try to join immediately. You can join back for the next recording session.

🔁 Recording Process

• The host will record the chanting.
• Recording will stop after completion.
• The chanting and recording will be repeated 2 times to capture the best version.