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Rain

Everything the monsoon brings.

Relief, romance, floods and memory. Rain is one of the best-loved images in Hindi poetry.

Poems
73
Poets
32
Typical read
0.6 min
Common mood
Shringara

Featured verse

फूले कदंब टहनी-टहनी में कन्दुक सम झूले कदंब

फूले कदंबNagarjun
Devayani and Yayati

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A Pathare Prabhu Wedding Ceremony
शृंगार· Shringara
01

अम्मा मेरे बाबा को भेजो री

Amma Mere Baba Ko Bhejo Ri

Amir Khusrow

1 verse · ~6 lines · 1 min

Rain · Plate: A Pathare Prabhu Wedding Ceremony

Devotees on the Ghats of Varanasi
शान्त· Shanta
02

छाता

Chhata

Ashok Vajpeyi

1 verse · ~7 lines · 1 min

Sunlight · Plate: Devotees on the Ghats of Varanasi

Terrace by the Sea
शृंगार· Shringara
03

मै कब कहता हूँ वो अच्छा बहुत है

Main Kab Kahata Hun Wo Achha Bahut Hai

Bashir Badr

8 verses · ~12 lines · 1 min

City · Plate: Terrace by the Sea

Voices

गोपालदास "नीरज

Gopaldas 'Neeraj'

6 poems

अमीर खुसरो

Amir Khusrow

5 poems

मीराबाई

Mirabai

5 poems

भवानीप्रसाद मिश्र

Bhawani Prasad Mishra

4 poems

नागार्जुन

Nagarjun

4 poems

माखनलाल चतुर्वेदी

Makhanlal Chaturvedi

4 poems

Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan
शृंगार· Shringara
01

हारि आवदे खोसरी

Hari Avade Khosari

Mirabai

1 verse · ~6 lines · 1 min

Rain · Plate: Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan

Krishna and Radha in a Monsoon Landscape
शृंगार· Shringara
02

सखी री ठाढ़े नंदकिसोर

Sakhi Ri Thadhe Nandakisor

Bharatendu Harishchandra

1 verse · ~4 lines · 1 min

Krishna · Plate: Krishna and Radha in a Monsoon Landscape

Damayanti Deserted in the Forest
करुणा· Karuna
03

आ घिर आई दई मारी घटा कारी।

Aa Ghir Aayi Dai Mari Ghata Kari

Amir Khusrow

1 verse · ~5 lines · 1 min

Clouds · Plate: Damayanti Deserted in the Forest

Maharana Pratap Praying to Goddess at Haldighati
शृंगार· Shringara
04

आषाढ़ का पहला दिन

Ashadh Ka Pehla Din

Bhawani Prasad Mishra

1 verse · ~11 lines · 1 min

Rain · Plate: Maharana Pratap Praying to Goddess at Haldighati

Lady Playing Sitara
शृंगार· Shringara
05

रोम-रोम में सावन मुसकाने लगा

Rom-Rom Mein Sawan Muskane Laga

Dhananjay Singh

7 verses · ~10 lines · 1 min

Love · Plate: Lady Playing Sitara

Malar Ragini: Krishna Playing the Flute to Seven Gopis
शृंगार· Shringara
06

बोले माई गोवर्धन पर मुरवा

Bole Maai Govardhan Par Murva

Surdas

1 verse · ~4 lines · 1 min

Flute · Plate: Malar Ragini: Krishna Playing the Flute to Seven Gopis

Rajrajeswuree Ghat, Benares
शान्त· Shanta
07

मुक्तक

Muktak

Gopaldas 'Neeraj'

6 verses · ~19 lines · 1 min

Love · Plate: Rajrajeswuree Ghat, Benares

Royal Procession
शृंगार· Shringara
08

हरी हुई सब भूमि

Hari Hui Sab Bhoomi

Bharatendu Harishchandra

1 verse · ~5 lines · 1 min

Rain · Plate: Royal Procession

Dussasana Humiliating Draupadi
करुणा· Karuna
09

यह किसका मन डोला

Yeh Kiska Man Dola

Makhanlal Chaturvedi

14 verses · ~29 lines · 1 min

Mind · Plate: Dussasana Humiliating Draupadi

Royal Procession
शान्त· Shanta
10

प्रार्थना

Prarthana

Sumitranandan Pant

4 verses · ~10 lines · 1 min

Prayer · Plate: Royal Procession

Radha, the Beloved of Krishna
शृंगार· Shringara
11

पदावली / भाग-6

Padavali / Bhag-6

Mirabai

37 verses · ~248 lines · 12 min

Rama · Plate: Radha, the Beloved of Krishna

Sita and Sarama in Ashoka Vatika
करुणा· Karuna
12

रातें विमुख दिवस बेगाने

Raatein Vimukh Diwas Begane

Om Prabhakar

4 verses · ~8 lines · 1 min

Time · Plate: Sita and Sarama in Ashoka Vatika

Related themes

Monsoon

प्रकृति

The world outside the window.

बादल

प्रेम

Longing, tenderness and the plain fact of wanting someone.