Shankhnaad AI – KCS
930 new devices · 175 monthly active (Play, 6 mo)
A real-time spiritual voice assistant platform powered by LiveKit, Azure OpenAI, and Bhagavad-gita RAG retrieval.

Overview & Scope
Shankhnaad AI is a full-stack real-time voice assistant dedicated to spiritual wisdom for Krishna Consciousness Society. The frontend is built on Next.js 15, offering secure Supabase authentication, a persistent conversation-history sidebar, and PhonePe subscription billing. The backend operates as a containerized Python LiveKit worker that coordinates speech-to-text, LLM generation, and text-to-speech through Azure OpenAI. It features embeddings-based RAG retrieval over Bhagavad-gita verses hosted on an Azure VM, alongside interactive Japa tracking and dynamic Vaishnava calendar utilities.
Key Highlights & Impact
Architecture Breakdown
Core Capabilities & Features
- •Live voice conversational agent utilizing WebRTC for low-latency audio streaming
- •Persistent conversation-history sidebar, session management, and state restoration
- •Custom Python backend worker managing tools such as Japa tracking and Vaishnava calendar utilities
- •Embeddings-based RAG retrieval over Bhagavad-gita verses on an Azure VM
- •Tier-based subscription model (Free, Go, Premium) integrated with the PhonePe payment gateway
- •Row Level Security (RLS) policies and authentication supporting Email/Password and Google OAuth