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Samskara Songs




A religious ballad of Himachal Pradesh, Samskara songs are sung mainly during the occasion of family festivals. Theses songs are based on classical Ragas. Women-folk who belong to the upper caste sing this song in the morning and at night. The traces of Raga Asa are found in the morning songs. The songs sung at the occasion of wedding are a set of some old Ragas, which include Durga, Malkauns and Bhoopali.


Updated on 7th June, 2005

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