 They are centred on Mhalsa and Banai and often narrate about their quarrels.The tale of the marriage of Khandoba and Banai is a central theme in many Dhangar folk songs.The Varkari saint Sheikh Muhammad (1560-1650) disparages Khandoba in his "Yoga-samgrama" and calls him the "mad" god that searches for Banai due to "sexual passion", an allusion to the tale of Banai's marriage, indicating that the tale was well-established by this era.