It looks like a rave, it sounds like a rave - but the deafening music is a souped-up version of the most traditional expressions of Hindu faith ...

Across the country, young Indians are flocking to concerts that blend devotional bhajans with contemporary rhythms and songs. The popularity of “bhajan clubbing” is not a passing cultural fad.

New Delhi: The Delhi government plans to promote bhajan clubbing – a growing cultural phenomenon that blends devotional music with contemporary presentation styles – as part of its strategy to boost ...

Devotion, it seems, is finding a new address. It may be a café, a college courtyard, a rooftop, or an open air venue glowing with soft lights and incense. The sound is familiar yet unexpected. Ancient ...

Rehmat Khubchandani’s hands are up. She lets out a delighted ‘oohoo’ as she emerges from the crowd. The music is upbeat, with a club-style energy, but the song is a bhajan. Around, some women dance, ...

For decades, the rhythm of devotion followed a familiar geography — temples at dawn, sabhas in December, wooden chairs aligned in reverent rows. But today, spiritual music is learning to share space ...