Folk Culture
In many regions of Rajasthan, bhajans of meeran bai are still common in religious night gathering known as 'Ratijuga '(रातीजौगा) organised by women. Tune and lyrics of a very popular Hindi song 'Rang Barse Bhige Chunar wali, rang barse'(movie: Silsila (film),Music:Shiv-Hari,Lyrics:Harivansh_Rai_Bachchan ) which is generally played on Holi in urban areas of northern India, are taken from a folk bhajan. However the lyrics are slightly altered to mould the song into appropriate context of the movie script. First few lines of the original bhajan are
- "Rang barse o meeran ,bhawan main rang barse.
- Kun e meera tero mandir chinayo, kun chinyo tero devro..
- Rang barse o meeran ,bhawan main rang barse"
This popular bhajan is sometimes used as a dance song. Meera is also a common figure in wall paintings.
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