The opening block of the day. Aarti recordings first, then the early bhajans, played at low volume and without announcements until the morning is properly under way.
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Daily, from 05:00Morning Aarti Tuesdays and Thursdays, 19:00 to 21:00Bhajan Mandali Nightly, from 21:00Bhajan Sandhya
Devotional
Sukh Bhajans
Aarti at first light and last light, bhajan sittings in between.
HindiBhajans sung by a groupAarti at first light and last lightHarmonium, dholak and manjiraA lead voice and a chorus answeringDhun that gathers pace
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Sukh Bhajans
Aarti at first light and last light, bhajan sittings in between.
This station is not streaming yet. The schedule below is what is planned, and this player starts working the moment the stream goes live.
About this station
Sukh Bhajans carries Hindu devotional singing from Melbourne to households across Australia. The station runs on the week and the lunar month as much as on the clock: particular weekdays carry particular singing in many households and the running order follows them, ekadashi and purnima change what is played, and a festival takes the station over for days rather than for one slot. Around that sit aarti at first light and last light, group singing on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and sets left to gather their own pace, which is how most bhajan singing moves. Spoken links are short and factual, giving the name of the composition and the form it is sung in.
Through the day
All times Australian Eastern.
Morning AartiThe broadcast day opens with aarti recordings and the early bhajans, kept low and unhurried while the house is still quiet.
Morning BhajansSteadier singing for the first hours of the day, with light accompaniment and short spoken links between sets.
SankirtanGroup singing through the middle of the day, a lead voice and a chorus answering, kept steady and unhurried so the stream can stay on while the household is busy.
DhunRepeated chant forms in long takes, most of them lifting in pace as the recording goes on. One recording plays at a time, with no crossfades and no talk over the music.
Evening AartiAarti for the evening hour, then the singing that carries the stream on into the night.
Bhajan SandhyaThe quietest part of the schedule. Slow tempos, small ensembles, and long recordings left to finish undisturbed.
Programmes
Two evenings a week given to group singing, on the nights many mandalis meet. The recordings are made with a room of voices rather than in a studio, so the chorus answers the lead and the sets run to their own end rather than to a duration.
The evening sitting that closes the day. Small ensembles, slow tempos, and the last recording of the night left to run past the hour if it needs to.