Music as Class in Gujarat
Bhakti (devotion) to different deities (metaphysical or human) is the backbone of Hindu cultural life in Gujarat. Each sect has its own set of devotional songs or bhajans. Sects are often class-based or caste-based and so there are high-class bhajans, middle-class bhajans and pure bhakti bhajans. They may all pay ode to Lord Krishna (or any avatar of Vishnu) or Ambaji (a form of Goddess Shakti) but what you sing often determines where you stand in society.
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