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Megh Raag

parent Raag · the monsoon Raag

Megh Raag, Folio from a Raagmala (Garland of Melodies)
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Megh Raag, Folio from a Raagmala (Garland of Melodies) · circa 1740 · Mughal South Asia, Rajasthan, Kota · Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper · Sheet: 10 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (26.99 x 19.37 cm); Image: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19.05 x 13.97 cm) · Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) · collections.lacma.org →

From the treatises

Megh Malhaar is a dance of Krishna in heavy rain.

tr. A. K. Coomaraswamy, Rajput Painting (1916) · Public domain

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21:12Raag MeghKhayal · 2008Ustad Hamid Ali Khan14:10Raag MeghKhayal · 2013Ustad Naseer uddin Saami17:38Raag MeghKhayal · 2000Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan34:25Raag MeghKhayal · 2006Ustad Bare Fateh Ali Khan (Patiala)11:47Raag MeghKhayal · 2014Abdul Rauf1:06:07Raag MeghKhayal · 1964Ustad Salamat Ali Khan

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About Raag Megh

Kafi ThaatVadi PanchamSamvadi Kharaj21:00-23:59MonsoonDeep atmoshphere

Megh translates loosely to the dark, grey, ready to burst looming clouds of the South Asian monsoon. This raag, performed during the monsoons, is centuries old and among the oldest in South Asian classical music. It is said to have the power to induce rain. Legend has it that the raag is said to be related to Krishna Kal. When Goverdhan Pravat was on Krishna's short finger then Mahadev gives a Damru sound to protect Krishna... that sound was the sound of raag megh.

The Megh family

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