Jangams

A musical bard jati descended from Mahabharata charioteers, these singers are devotees of Naga Babas, and follow them to melas, bhandaras, and all gatherings.

Jangams at the Kumbh Mela

[youtube id=”pWvYdTo5My0″]   The Jangams are a mystical caste of itinerant bards closely attached to Naga Babas, singing trance inducing songs of the lineages of yogis, songs of secret knowledge, and about Gods and Goddesses. Here they appear at the dhuni of Baba Rampuri inside Juna Akhara during the Kumbha […]

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