Everyone sings together and the energy rises higher and higher

The objective is to get into a trance of bliss I think that is why it lasts all night as some people take longer to get to the "ananda/ bliss" state of the others. Meditation is all about concentration according to our Swami Vishnu and New York princesses like moi get very easily distracted - all these pineapples,my favorite fruit, looking at other folks to see if they are blissed out and then wondering why I feel exactly the same or when I will get there, blogging in the temple instead of chanting, all those things probably slow enlightenment down a tad.