A REVIEW OF BHAIRAV

Revered given that the foremost raga of Lord Shiva, the early morning Bhairav will take its name from Kala Bhairava (‘Bhaya-Rava’: ‘the one who roars fear’) – an apocalyptic manifestation of the deity fabled to obtain Slash off considered one of Brahma’s 5 heads to silence his conceitedness. Renditions reflect the gravity of these histo