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Lidi-Kro-U
Custodians of the Rich Naga Heritage
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20 centuries, a large number similar type of tune and at a high
of people from here went to pitch as we do here. Not only
Guyana. They also took many this, Chautal competitions are
traditions of India with them also held in Guyana. Similarly,
from here. For example, as we many Indians, especially people
celebrate Holi in India, in Guyana from eastern Uttar Pradesh and
also the colors of Holi come Bihar, had gone to Fiji too. They
alive with zest. Where there are used to sing traditional bhajan-
colors of Holi, there is also the kirtans, mainly couplets from
music of Phagwa that is Phagua. the Ramcharitmanas. They
In Phagwa of Guyana, there is also formed many Mandalis
a special tradition of singing associated with bhajan-kirtan
wedding songs associated with in Fiji. Even today, there are more
Bhagwan Ram and Bhagwan than two thousand bhajan-
Krishna. These songs are called kirtan Mandalis in Fiji by the
Chautal. They are sung on the name of Ramayana Mandali.
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