Saanjh songs rise with the twilight in Mithila's villages. As dusk descends, farmers and field workers sing them with dhol and majira on their journey home, while women sing them in devotion to Goddess Lakshmi, as well as while lighting a lamp for the tulsi plant in the evenings.

These songs also form a sacred thread through life's important milestones and are sung from Mundan and Upanayan to weddings and seasonal festivals.