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Bhajana

A devotional song, or the practice of worshipful singing and remembrance.

Also: Bhajan

Yoga, Sāṃkhya, Tantra and devotion

A bhajan is a devotional hymn, often in a vernacular language, sung alone or together. The songs of the medieval saints, Mīrābāī, Kabīr, Tukārām and many others, are still sung as bhajans across India. The word also means worship and devotion in general.