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The bhajan is an elaborate ceremony meant for spiritually advanced disciples. They also acquaint themselves with the spiritual problems for their Sisyas and deliver sermons rouse pious feelings, to strengthen conviction, to warn against dangers of faith, and to prepare for pure and moral life.The Namghar,therefore is a very useful institution, which constantly brings good conduct, ethics, morals (sadacara) and cleanliness and personal hygiene (saucacara) to bear on the daily life of the villagers.
In main, the Namghars are public institutions and their affairs are conducted on a purely democratic basis, every householder in the village having an equal voice in the management of their affairs. The villagers with their combined labor and resources build and repair them, provide necessary articles, and look to their upkeep, and thus in diverse ways foster social solidarity and discipline.
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