Mataji-ke-jas (Praise to the Supreme Mother) (A-001)
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Audio
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Meena, Madan
Abstract
The collection consists of audio recordings along with related photographs and videos. The project was mainly based on recording 20 hours of the Tejaji Ballad sung by the Mali (gardeners) community of the village Thikarda. But along with Thikarda, nightlong recordings were also done in some 23 other villages of Hadoti and surrounding region for a comparative study.
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Mataji-ke-jas are like bhajan songs, sung in praise to Mataji, i.e. the female supreme deity of the village. Here the performance took place to make wish for a good rainfall during the monsoon.
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Oral Literature, Oral Tradition, Linguistic Anthropology, Tejaji, Tejaji Gatha, Snake deity, Folk deity, Thikarda, Rajasthan, Ballad
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World Oral Literature Project
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World Oral Literature Project