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Bhakta Raj Acharya (Nepali: भक्तराज आचार्य; 2 October 1942 – 26 February 2024), commonly referred to as Bhajan Shiromani, was a Nepali singer and music-composer, widely known as one of the greatest singers of all time in Nepal.
A modern Bhajan has no fixed form: it may be as simple as a mantra or kirtan or as sophisticated as the dhrupad, thumri or kriti with music based on classical ragas and talas. [42] V. D. Paluskar and V. N. Bhatkhande have combined Indian classical music with bhajan. Pandit Kumar Gandharva made famous the Nirguni Bhajans of Sant Kabir and Malwa ...
Main Naahin Maakhan Khaayo is a popular Indian bhajan, a Hindu devotional song written by 15th-century mystic-poet, Surdas set to Raga Ramkali. [1] [2] It is written in Braj Bhasha, a dialect of Hindi native to Braja, and epitomizes Vātsalya (Parental Love) Rasa describing an episode from the lilas of Krishna.
This legend is celebrated on Janmashtami by people keeping fasts, singing devotional songs of love for Krishna, and keeping a vigil into the night. [15] Throughout Krishna's childhood and young adult life, Balarama, Krishna's half-brother, was a "constant companion" for him. Balarama joined Krishna in the major events that are celebrated in ...
Poster depicting Prabhupada for the 1967 Mantra-Rock Dance, a fundraising event in aid of ISKCON's San Francisco temple. In 1968, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder and acharya (leader) of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), sent six of his devotees to London to establish a new centre there, the Radha Krishna Temple, and so expand on the success of ISKCON's ...
Sadhana Sargam is an Indian singer, whose voice has been extensively recorded for thousands of tracks in Indian cinema. In addition to being a renowned playback singer, she is also a trained Hindustani classical singer who has recorded hundreds of bhajans, ghazals, and other spiritual tracks.
This style entered Nepal in the 1880s. The traditional devotional songs sung in the Kathmandu Valley are known as "dāpā" or "dāphā", and are accompanied by the "khin" (double-headed drums) and "tā" (small cymbals). [2] Gyānmālā Bhajan Khala was established in the face of state suppression against Buddhism and Nepal Bhasa.
Dapha music is classical Newar music that probably originated during late Lichhavi period and flourished in the Malla period. Basically, the songs of Dapha music are devotional songs based on classical ragas. Dapha music is played by bands known as Dapha Khalah that may be associated with traditional groups called Guthi.