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Vairari Raagini
wife of Bhaironconsort of Deepak in the Rajasthani tradition
From the treatises
Sweet is the speech of Barari — her beauty like Kamadeva's, who has laid aside his arms, as the occasion demands — not lowering her eyes in shame.
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.
The traditions differ
Rajasthani system · BM Or. 2821Deepak Raag: with the Raaginis Dhanashri, Basant, Kanhra, Varari, and Purvi.A. K. Coomaraswamy, Rajput Painting, 1916 · Public domain
MFA Boston folio 17.2381, inscribedBarari Raagini Deepak ki — 'Barari Raagini, of Deepak'; the folio is numbered Deepak 5.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.
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