A devotional song, typically about the life of Krishna, in which a group repeats lines sung by a leader.
〔印度教〕祈祷诗歌（通常为有关克利须那神一生的礼拜歌，由一人领唱，众人重复）
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For several days these individuals conducted the kirtan.
Of course, one has to admit that she did get better by the time she sang the main piece in Raga Kalyani and the short kirtans and bhajans that followed.
Devotional music includes forms that are typical to the subcontinent, such as the Sufi Muslim Qawaali music and kirtan.
Bhajans, kirtans and a special lecture on Lord Krishna was organised.
The four-day opening ceremony was packed with havans, aratis, kirtans, bhajans, as well as spiritual and philosophical discourses.