Vivah Khel

Vivah Khel beautifully presents the union of piety and celebration. This unique offshoot is one of the key strengths of the haveli sangeet repertoire. But when the Vivah Khel tradition is festooned with the garlands of the pure khayal genre, the festive mood gathers both evocative intensity and artistic grandeur. Wonderfully rendered by Viraj Amar, the khayal bandishein enveloping joy and devotion give a warm reception to intellectual acuity. As a notable representative of the younger generation of the Banaras Gharana, Viraj dramatizes the flirtations, the expectations, and solemnity of an event at which the groom plays Krishna and the bride assumes the sanctity of Radha ensuing in a classical feast fit for a divine wedding...