‘Prabhat Pheri’, which literally means ‘early morning rounds’, is a tradition or a ritual lost in the façade of modernisation.

‘Prabhat Pheri’, which literally means ‘early morning rounds’, is a tradition or a ritual lost in the façade of modernisation. During the yesteryears of ethnic India, people from the villages would get up early in the morning much before the sun’s rays peeped from the sky, and take rounds of the village chanting and singing ‘bhajans’ and playing ethnic instruments. It is believed that this ritual invoked the good spirits and would chase the evil spirits of the night, further welcoming the morning with good vibrations. It used to happen everywhere across the country, and it continued till it got shadowed by late night partying. But in some of the villages and towns where belief is not considered as superstition, people still get up in the morning, and roam around the village invoking the good spirits with chants and playing instruments. In some of the North Indian cities, this tradition is still observed. People congregate at the temple at dawn and then walk around the neighbourhood as a group singing bhajans. The procession ends at the home of a devotee who wants to be the host for the day. There is a puja/Aarti at the house of the host followed by Prasad. Thank you Shivansh Duvedi for this Pik of Prabhat Pheri taken out at dawn, 3:45 am at Nangal Dam, Punjab!
Har Har Mahadev Shambhu ~ Har Har Bhole Namah Shivaya!