KANCHEEPURAM, INDIA, January 8, 2003 : In response to the Kancheepuram ashram’s call to start bhajana programs in villages, over 5,000 applications have come in to the ashram. H.H. Sri Jayendra Saraswathi said that bhajana singing was an ancient practice, but has been on the decline over the last few years. So far representatives from 2,000 villages have come to the ashram and collected percussion and ensemble instruments. A group from Walajabad also asked for pictures for their bhajana hall and books on traditional songs. His Holiness said the movements like Harinama Japavali and Harikatha were the most vibrant forms of rural worship and bound communities together.
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