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Bangala Raagini
wife of Bhaironconsort of Megh in the Rajasthani tradition
From the treatises
With a view to enthrall her husband, a great and noble lord, the woman repeats the Sama mantra, wearing the aspect of a sage.
tr. A. K. Coomaraswamy, Catalogue of the Indian Collections in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston — Part V: Rajput Painting (1926) · Public domain
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About Raag Bhairon
Referred to as the King of morning raags, it is a very common and well known raag. According to a myth, Raag Bhairon was the first rag. It is said that it emanated directly from the face of Shiva. According to the late Hayat Ahmed Khan, the morning Azaan in the Holy Kaaba is given in Raag Shudh Bhairon. The performance for this raag is solemnly serious. The raag comes across as a musical entity with mood of meditation, philosophical depth and emotional richness.
On this folio — Bangala Raagini · c. 1680 · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Inscription — Inscription in Persian with title above panel of Hindi verse at top: "His body is decorated with a beautiful string of munja [grass]. He wears the skin of a young doe. He is a bell [vigorous] youth. His body shines with the brilliance of gold. He sings the sacred samau [hymn] -- Vangalaragini." The text before the teacher reads: "Rama Rama Sita Sita Rama [invoking the dieties Rama and Sita]/ The Ragini equals the thousandfold espression of the delight in Rama, / the delight of the mind ."
The traditions differ
Rajasthani system · BM Or. 2821Megh Malhaar Raag: with the Raaginis Bangali, Gujri, Gaur Malhaar, Kakubha, and Bibhasa.A. K. Coomaraswamy, Rajput Painting, 1916 · Public domain
MFA Boston folio 17.2383, inscribedBangala Raagini Megh Malhaar ki — 'Bangala Raagini, of Megh Malhaar'; the folio is numbered Megh-malara 6.A. K. Coomaraswamy, Catalogue of the Indian Collections in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston — Part V: Rajput Painting, 1926 · Public domain
The Saarey catalogueCounted with the Bhairon family, following the school of its paintings.
The Bhairon family
