Bhajan Clubbing: How Gen Z Is Redefining Spirituality Through Music, Community And Culture

For decades, India’s spiritual fabric has remained rooted in tradition, temples, satsangs, jagrans and devotional gatherings that carried forward centuries of cultural practice. But a cultural shift is underway. Across urban centres, a new kind of spiritual expression has emerged, one that swaps smoke-filled dance floors for rhythmic devotion, replaces intoxication with intention and turns age-old bhajans into high-energy, collective experiences. This phenomenon, popularly called “Bhajan Clubbing," is redefining what spirituality looks like for Gen Z and millennials.

What appears at first glance like a novelty is in fact a response to deeper cultural currents, changing social habits, digital transformation, and a renewed search for meaning among India’s youth.

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