Structure for Bhajan singing

SaiRam

Though typically, there are no rules for devotional singing, there is a structure that we follow at Sai centers to have some uniformity among singers.

The basic structure or guidelines followed while singing the bhajans is,  the lead singer sings a line from the song and the others repeat the line.  [As I don't have "others" to follow me here, I sing the follow in a slightly low voice. Kindly bear with me :) ]

In the first round, the lead singer repeats every line twice.  Then, at a slightly increased speed or fast beat, the lines are sang once, with everyone repeating each line after the lead singer.  The lead singer may choose to repeat the last line twice in the fast beat.  And then the song is ended with everyone repeating the first line, very slowly.

Hope this helps.
SaiRam.