Singer Radhika Hamal, who has given voice to a dozen bhajans, also shares similar views. However, Devkota admits that videos of the bhajans have started getting good views of late and the singers have started viewing bhajan-singing from a commercial angle as well. So I feel many other singers also sing bhajans for the same reason.вЂќ Therefore, it is sung for self-satisfaction and preservation of culture rather than profit and loss. Singer Shirish Devkota also feels the same, вЂњBhajans are connected with religion and culture. вЂњIn my case, singing bhajans is for self-satisfaction,вЂќ he says. Similarly, Adhikari also says he does not see the commercial sides in the bhajan music industry. Many singers often associate singing bhajans with self-satisfaction rather than making earnings out of it, thinks Sapkota, вЂњTalking about business in bhajan music is like talking about the commercial benefits of building a temple.вЂќ But, why do they do so? What is the commercial side of bhajan music? Most of the singers have sung at least one bhajan. Singing for self-satisfaction A man playing the harmonium and singing a bhajan at Janaki Temple in Janakpur. Like Sapkota, singer Khuman Adhikari, who has sung five bhajans, also shares that he sang hymns as he was impressed by the hymns sung in his village. Under his influence, I began to sing bhajans.вЂќ My father also used to sing many bhajans. He shares, вЂњIn my village, people used to sing a lot of bhajans. Most of the established bhajans singers are found to have started their career from there.ДЇor instance, Sapkota says he started singing hymns by being inspired by his father. There are many bhajan mandalis (bhajan-singing groups) in cities as well as villages. Recording bhajan music and making videos are different tasks. He releases about three bhajan music every year. Many of his bhajans like вЂJhuto sansarвЂ™ have earned millions of views on YouTube. However, nowadays, there are very few singers known from the bhajans.ДЄmong those, one is Resham Sapkota, who has already released more than two dozen bhajans since 2006. He is given the title of вЂ Bhajan ShiromaniвЂ™.Д«esides, some other old singers including Nati Kaji, Phatteman, Krishna Man Dangol, and Shiva Shankar established themselves as bhajan singers by singing hymns on Radio Nepal.

Even in Nepal, some singers like Bhakta Raj Acharya have made a name for themselves through hymns. In India, there are many singers who have made a name for themselves by singing hymns.

However, experts say that even a dozen bhajan music are not made public every year. Nowadays, videos of hymns are being made public. After the era of the video began, videos of bhajans are being released. In the days that followed, the audio hymns were gradually released. Besides, hymns could be heard on the radio during festivals. Radio Nepal started its mornings with hymns. In the past, the only medium to listen to bhajans was Radio Nepal. Singers including Pramod Kharel, Ram Krishna Dhakal, Ananda Karki, Anju Pant, Purushottam Neupane, Prajapati Parajuli, Pashupati Sharma, Khuman Adhikari, Radhika Hamal, Devi Gharti, and Devika Bandana have sung bhajans. Most of the mainstream singers have sung hymns. So what is the status of bhajan music in Nepal? How many singers are involved in bhajans music as full-time bhajan singers? And how much do they earn? LetвЂ™s find out here. Additionally, in this holy month of Shrawan, Nepali society listens to and consumes more devotional songs and music. All these showcase the market of bhajans is exciting in Nepal. Gayatri Mantra and Saraswati Vandana among others can be considered evergreen bhajans in Nepal. Further, most radios and televisions in Nepal also start their mornings by playing bhajan music. Playing and singing bhajans are also considered mandatory in any religious activities, ceremonies, and worship. Not only around the temples but bhajans have also been making the ambience of homes musical. Go on a morning tour, you can hear bhajans (Hindu and Buddhist religious hymns) and devotional songs everywhere.

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