interested people near LA for Hare Krishna chanting, kirtan, seva, or temple-location help

Here are the best places to find interested people near LA for Hare Krishna chanting, kirtan, seva, or temple-location help:

1. ISKCON Los Angeles volunteer/devotee network
They have a registration/volunteer form with interest areas like kitchen help, cleaning, decoration, transportation, and “other.” This is probably the strongest place to find already-interested devotees. (ISKCON Los Angeles)
Message idea: “Hare Krishna. We are looking for devotees/volunteers who can help with temple seva and finding a suitable temple location near LA/Santa Clarita. Please reply if you can help with research, calls, site visits, or contacts.”

2. Los Angeles Kirtan Mantra Meditation Meetup
This Meetup group is specifically for kirtan/mantra meditation events in Los Angeles County and surrounding areas, with about 131 members shown in Meetup’s Hare Krishna group listing. (Meetup)

3. Los Angeles Area Kirtan Facebook Group
A group for sharing LA-area kirtan events and workshops. Good for posting a respectful volunteer/community request. (Facebook)

4. Radha Krishna Dham Los Angeles — Tarzana
They have weekly Sunday satsang/kirtan/community lunch at 5530 Donna Ave, Tarzana, which is closer to Santa Clarita than ISKCON LA. This is a good place to meet interested people in person. (Facebook)

5. Kirtan LA / Santa Monica kirtan community
Kirtan LA posts gatherings around Los Angeles for chanting Hari’s names; one listed event was at Ocean View Park in Santa Monica. Good for younger or broader bhakti/kirtan people. (Instagram)

6. Bhakti Yoga Shala — Santa Monica
Not strictly Hare Krishna, but it is a major LA bhakti/kirtan hub and can connect you with people interested in chanting, kirtan, and devotional community. (Bhakti Yoga Shala)

Best strategy: post in the LA kirtan groups, then go in person to Radha Krishna Dham Sunday program and ISKCON LA Sunday program with a simple sign-up sheet or Google Form.