Nadhaswaram malar biography for kids
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Nadaswaram facts for kids
"Nadhaswaram" redirects here. For the Tamil TV series, see Nadhaswaram (TV series).
A Nadasvaram with seevali | |
| Double reed wind | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Nagasvaram |
| Classification | Wind instruments |
The nadaswaram (Tamil: நாதசுவரம், nādḥasvaram) is a double reedwind instrument from South India.
Nadhaswaram malar biography for kids
It is used as a traditional classical instrument in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala and in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.
This instrument is "among the world's loudest non-brass acoustic instruments".
It is a wind instrument partially similar to the North Indianshehnai, but much longer, with a hardwood body, and a large flaring bell made of wood or metal.
In South Indian culture, the nadasvaram is considered to be very auspicious, and it is a key musical instrument played in almost all Hindu weddings and temples of the South Indian tradition.
It is part of the family of instruments known as mangala vadyam (lit.