Special Cover: Music Art Treasures - Kal Nadhaswaram
A Lovely Special Cover on Music Art Treasures - " Kal Nadhaswaram "
With a lovely cancellations at KUMBAKONAM.
Kumbhakonam , the mahamaham famous temple City in the wonderful creation of the great Raja Raja Chola , son of the ever fertile Tanjavur Land.
Kal - Nadhaswaram ( Stone Nadaswaram) the unique musical instrument that has emerged out of the sangamam of the unstained efforts of many musical legends , is preserved in the treasury of the Adhi Kumbeshwarar temple, the unique identity of the temple city of Kumbhakonam.
This precious musical instrument bears in itself , the traces of all the Ragas of the ancient carnatic music.
Kal - Nadhaswaram , as the name says is said to be made of granite stone. Usually , Nadhaswaram is made of wood , whereas this typical musical instrument is made of rare type of stone.
It weighs six times more than the weight of the normal Nadhaswaram, i.e., 3.60Kg and 2.5 feet long. It resembles the North Indian Shenoy instrument. This typical musical instrument has only six swaras whereas the normal Nadhaswaram, made of wood has seven swaras.
