Across the country, young Indians are flocking to concerts that blend devotional bhajans with contemporary rhythms and songs. The popularity of “bhajan clubbing” is not a passing cultural fad.

Devotion, it seems, is finding a new address. It may be a café, a college courtyard, a rooftop, or an open air venue glowing with soft lights and incense. The sound is familiar yet unexpected. Ancient ...

At its best, a bhajan clubbing event is a mass workout, like most concerts. At its worst, it reveals something more ...

It looks like a rave, it sounds like a rave - but the deafening music is a souped-up version of the most traditional expressions of Hindu faith ...