The tradition & historical record
2 min read · 2 sourcesAkhand Harinam Saptah (Marathi: अखंड हरिनाम सप्ताह) is a week-long devotional program dedicated to Lord Vishnu in Hinduism often organised in the state of Maharashtra in India. It involves devotional singing, bhajans, kirtans, and readings of saintly literature, etc. It is the part of Varkari tradition in the region. During the devotional event, Harinaam is chanted majorly. Several Marathi devotional songs dedicated to Lord Vishnu and his incarnation Lord Vitthal are sung by the devotees. 1
Rituals and observances
Every day and night during the week-long devotional program are divided into different rituals. It begins with Kakada Bhajan from 4 am to 6 am. Similarly from 7 am to 9 am, Dnyaneshwari Parayan is performed. After that, Gatha Bhajan is conducted from 11 am to 1 PM and then next from 1 PM to 4 pm, Shrimad Bhagwat Katha is preached by Pandit in the afternoon. At 6 pm, Haripath is recited. Similarly at 9 pm, Kirtan Sohala is performed. After that in the midnight from 11 pm to 4 am, Harijagar is sung. 1
On the last day of the Akhand Harinam Saptah, the religious ceremony is concluded by a grand feast known as Mahaprasad Bhoj. In the feast devotees are provided food as Mahaprasad of Lord Vishnu. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Akhand Harinam Saptah”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Akhand Harinam Saptah is week-long devotional practice dedicated to Lord Vishnu in Hinduism, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2