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Watch: Breathing life into stone: A Kumbakonam’s stone nagaswaram’s return after decades
At the Adikumbeshwarar Temple in Kumbakonam, a rare Nagaswaram carved from stone was played after many years during the recent kumbabishekam on November 28. Unlike the traditional wooden Nagaswaram, this timiri-type instrument has six holes and demands immense breath control. Its stone body, combined with brass fittings, makes it heavier and harder to handle, allowing only select ragas like Saraswati and Charukesi. Tamilarasan, the temple’s Nagaswaram player, had the honor of bringing this unique instrument back to life a tradition etched in stone.
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