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Bhajan: Hindu Devotional Music
Bhajans are simple songs in soulful language, with origins in the ancient hymns of Vedas, expressing the many emotions of love for God - a complete submission to him through singing. Its devotional appeal has made is a favorite with the masses.

Kirtan: How Chants Can Heal the Heart
Meditation doesn't come easy. That's where 'kirtan' - an ancient participatory music experience - offers an avenue to escape effortlessly to a place of mental quiet and stillness, where you can feel your soul!

Top 5 Music CDs for Relaxation
What a great way to soothe your nerves at the end of a hard day’s work, meditate or even sleep! Here’s a selection of albums that blend ancient chants and modern orchestration to get the best of both worlds.

Hanuman Chalisa MP3
This site has a huge collection of Hanuman Chalisa, Aartis and Bhajans in MP3 format for free download. It also features Ramayana and the Gita in MP3 audio.

Mantras in MP3
These audio downloads provided by Vahini.org includes common Hindu mantras and bhajans as well as those of Sathya Sai.

Devotional MP3
Download dozens of chosen free MP3s - bhajans, aartis, and more...

Bhajans.org
Streaming Audio Bhajans, Satsangh Bhajans, Sanskrit Stotras, Shlokas from Bhagwad Gita, Aarati, Bhajans Scripts (in Hindi, English) with Audio

Hinduism and Music: Past and Present
Excerpts from a research paper on Hinduism and Music at the Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, UK.

Real Audio Real Bhajans, Kirtans and Stotras
Listen to streaming audios of Mantras, Bhajans, Kirtans and Stotras from Sudarshana Broadcasting.

Music Today Devotional
India's premier online store for some of the finest original devotional music titles - from Vedic chanting to mantras, shlokas and bhajans...

Bhajans from Bhakti Sangeet
There's a huge collection of chosen devotional audio recordings at bhaktisangeet.com

Shloka Audios
Here're some simple 'shlokas', i.e., hymns or prayers that can be heard and learnt easily - from panchangam.com

Aarti Real Audio
A good collection of 'aarti' (prayer music) streaming audio files that you can listen online.

Chandra & David's Bhajan Page
Another exciting collection of bhajans in streaming audio.

Channel OK Devotional
Bhajan and aarti streaming audio tracks at musicdesi.com

Four Gates Hindu Devotional
An exclusive collection of chosen audio titles - from Sanskrit chants and Bengali devotional songs to Gayatri Mantra and music for meditation...

Sama Veda Hymns
Sama Veda has 1875 hymns that invoke God. Here's a translation of 10 such hymns, with commentaries.