Yaga Gathering

Yaga Gathering
Festival attendees stand silhouetted against a multicoloured laser-light show
Yaga Gathering 2013
Genre Psychedelic trance, chill-out music, ambient dub, dub techno
Dates July/August
Location(s) Spengla Lake, Varėna, Lithuania
Coordinates 54°20′14.80″N 24°46′31.60″E / 54.3374444°N 24.7754444°E / 54.3374444; 24.7754444Coordinates: 54°20′14.80″N 24°46′31.60″E / 54.3374444°N 24.7754444°E / 54.3374444; 24.7754444[1]
Years active 2003–present
Website yaga.lt

Yaga Gathering is a transformational festival hosted in a clearing in Ežeraitis Forest, at the edge of Spengla Lake in the Varėna District of southern Lithuania.[2][3] The festival has no corporate sponsors,[4][5] and is financed by ticket sales. The site of the festival is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.[5]

DJs and live bands from various countries perform on five stages: the Main Stage, the Forest Stage, the Concept Stage, the Chillout Stage and the Silent Stage. Classes and activities are mong the festival's other attractions, including yoga sessions, handicraft workshops, and a children's area. The design of the event space incorporates art installations and exhibits. Most of the festival infrastructure is built using biodegradable materials. Attendees are permitted to camp on-site.

History

A flyer for Shambala Festival 2003

Yaga Gathering was originally a psychedelic trance music festival called Shambala Festival—named for the mythical hidden kingdom of Shambhala. The first event took place from 18–20 July 2003; it was small and not widely advertised. Organisers produced a second festival in 2005, and by the third festival in 2006 they had added a yoga class, a drum circle, film screenings, lectures, and a sweat lodge.[6]

The 2007 festival was renamed Yaga Gathering. Yaga Gathering returned in 2009,[7] and again in 2011 through 2017. There was no Yaga Festival in 2008 or 2010. Yaga Gathering 2017 took place on 3–7 August 2017; the 13th festival, Yaga Gathering 2018, is planned for 9–13 August 2018.[2]

In Vedic tradition, a yaga (Sanskrit: याग, translit. yajna, lit. 'sacrifice')[8] is a ritual performed in front of a sacred fire, or one in which an offering is burned in a fire. The festival's name alludes to spiritual rebirth.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Location: How to Get There § Maps". Yaga.lt. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  2. 1 2 "Yaga Gathering 2018: Shapeshifting". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  3. ↑ "Yaga Gathering 2017". Last.fm. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  4. ↑ Lenktyte, Deimante (5 July 2016). "10 reasons why you have to experience Yaga Gathering 2016". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  5. 1 2 Harold, Mark Adam (21 September 2015). "'Send helicopters': Yaga Festival 2015 review". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  6. ↑ "History: 2006". Yaga.lt. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  7. ↑ Shoom, Anton (28 May 2013) [2009]. "Psychedelic Flash in Lithuania". Psytraveller.net. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  8. ↑ "याग". Spoken Sanskrit Dictionary. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
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