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Sacred Hindu Music

Sacred Hindu Music

While music plays a significant role in many of the world’s religions, it is in the Hindu religion that one finds one of the closest bonds between music and religious experience extending for millennia. The recitation of the syllable OM and the chanting of Sanskrit...

Mandala Pooja

Mandala Pooja

Mandala Pooja is a ritual held at the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple in Kerala. It also marks the end of the 41-day-long fast and austerities that Ayyappa devotees undertake in the Malayalam month of Vrischikam (November-December). This period is called Mandala Kaalam....

Magic of Hindu Music

Magic of Hindu Music

From the chanting of ancient Vedic hymns to the melodic bhajans of modern-day devotees, Indian music is ultimately rooted in basic theological principles of sacred sound. These primordial principles are documented in Hindu scriptures such as the Vedas and Upanishads...