5 Modern composers and singers of Bhajans.2.3 Bhajan versus Kirtan in the Hindu traditions.Its genre such as Nirguni, Gorakhanathi, Vallabhapanthi, Ashtachhap, Madhura-bhakti and the traditional South Indian form Sampradya Bhajan each have their own repertoire and methods of singing. South Indian bhakti pioneers, but bhajans have been widely composed anonymously and shared as a musical and arts tradition.
Ideas from scriptures, legendary epics, the teachings of saints and loving devotion to a deity are the typical subjects of bhajans. Within Hinduism, it is particularly prevalent in Vaishnavism.
It is found in the various traditions of Hinduism as well as Jainism. It belongs to a genre of music and arts that developed with the Bhakti movement.
Īs a bhajan has no prescribed form, or set rules, it is in free form, normally lyrical and based on melodic ragas. A bhajan may be sung in a temple, in a home, under a tree in the open, near a river bank or a place of historic significance. Handheld small cymbals ( kartals) are commonly used to maintain the beat, rhythm. Minimally there is a percussion accompaniment such as tabla, dholak or a tambourine. The term ' bhajan' is also commonly used to refer a group event, with one or more lead singers, accompanied with music, and sometimes dancing. The term bhajanam ( Sanskrit: भजनम्) means reverence and originates from the root word bhaj (Sanskrit: भज्), which means to revere, as in 'Bhaja Govindam' ( Revere Govinda). 1735 (Rajasthan)īhajan refers to any devotional song with a religious theme or spiritual ideas, specifically among Indian religions, in any of the languages from the Indian subcontinent.