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Mangal Laya

30 Nov 2023

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Mangal Laya is a rich fusion of culture and music, capturing the vibrant spirit of Uttarakhand and the London breakbeat. Mangal Laya amplifies the excitement that transcends genres. The song, now available on all streaming platforms, experience the song with intensified breaks, deep bass and emotional vocals.


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In the Magal section, the Harvest festival becomes the focus where villagers unite to celebrate the first harvest of the season with traditional Uttarakhand dishes. The enchanting voices of women singing the Mangal Bhavan Amangal Haari bhajan from Ramayan during this festive occasion. This stanza, a prayer to Bhagwan Ram, adds divine blessings for auspiciousness and the removal of inauspicious elements.







In the Laya segment of Mangal Laya, Heera Balabh Joshi, a local resident weaves a performance of a fagaar traditional wedding song, portraying a bride's heartfelt plea to her parents to extend the same respect to her husband as to Bhagwan Brahma, the creator who is sitting on a lotus arriving from Bhagwan Vishnu's Navel .

Her symbolic gestures, such as holding a bronze pot filled with water toward her navel comparing her husband’s respect to that of Bhagwan Brahma.


Recognized on Radio 6 London by Tom Robinson and featured on BBC Introducing and BBC Sounds, Mangal Laya becomes not just a song but a cultural celebration echoing beyond borders.


"Mangal Laya" is composed, produced and mixed by Nitin Krishen at Lilian Baylis Records, London.

Mastering Engineer - Michael White, California



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