bhajan
Sign in to savethumb|Bhajan in Coimbatore, [[Tamil Nadu, during Navratri Golu.]]
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- Hinduism
- Historical roots
- Hindu Bhajans
- Bhajan versus Kirtan in the Hindu traditions
- Jainism
- Buddhism
- Sikhism
- Modern composers and singers of Bhajans
- See also
- References
- Sources
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thumb|Bhajan in Coimbatore, [[Tamil Nadu, during Navratri Golu.]]
Bhajan is an Indian term for any devotional song with a religious theme or spiritual ideas, specifically among Dharmic religions, in any language. 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). The term bhajana also means sharing.
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