The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c9.225

c9.225

Songs of salutation or hail, called Mangala, are sung at the conclusion of all performances. Melodies of this kind are usually in either the râgas Surati or Saurâshtra. The following is one of the most common Mangalas. The chief peculiarity in songs of this kind is evident here—the beats of the tâla falling upon tied notes at the commencement of a bar—