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BHAJAN TAMBURA
Type: TAT VADYA
Bhajan Tambura is a stringed instrument made of jackwood, steel, and celluloid. Used in religious ceremonies, this instrument is found in Tamil Nadu. The instrument is decorated with celluloid strips and used in devotional and traditional musical forms.
BHAJAN TAMBURA in Tamil Nadu
Material: Jackwood, Steel, Celluloid
A drone instrument, made of Jackwood. Hemispherical resonator, covered with wooden plank, long and narrow shaft ending in a peg box, two bridges and four steel strings. Decorated with celluloid strips. Strings are plucked and strummed by right hand fingers, used in devotional and traditional musical forms.
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