The master pack combines incompatible Chauharmal stories. A checked report supplies a shorter, specifically attributed account under the title Resma.

An attributed account of folklore or practice. Narrative events are not certified historical facts. Checked 2026-10-26.

What this source actually records

A folk-ballad project report summarises Resma as a story of Chauharmal at Anjani near Mokama. In that account, Durga helps him confront Ajabi Singh. It also mentions worship and a fair associated with his wrestling ground.

Project report hosted by Sangeet Natak Akademi ICH scheme; file28-6/ICH-Scheme/2015-16/101

A summary has limits

The passage appears in a comparative study of the Bijnor region, citing Nandlal Kalla. It is not a full performance transcript or a newly recorded Bihar interview. We do not add the pack’s unverified ending or force this account into Salhesh’s family tree.

Project report hosted by Sangeet Natak Akademi ICH scheme; file28-6/ICH-Scheme/2015-16/101

Accounts do not always agree.

Resma in the checked report

The report’s short heroic account is retained as one source-specific version.

Project report hosted by Sangeet Natak Akademi ICH scheme; file28-6/ICH-Scheme/2015-16/101

Reading the account

The source overview is brief; this profile does not pretend to offer the complete ballad.

A legendary conflict or divine intervention is presented as narrative tradition, not verified historical occurrence.

Original attributed factual profile and short synopsis only. Source texts, recordings, translations, images and whole retellings are not reproduced. No blanket open licence or historical certification is asserted.

Project report hosted by Sangeet Natak Akademi ICH scheme; file28-6/ICH-Scheme/2015-16/101
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