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Eminent veena player E. Gayathri has mentioned in many interviews that the Aitareya Upanishad contains a verse stating that human beings are the “veena” created by God (daiva veena), and the Saraswati veena (instrument) is the man-made form (maanushi veena).
The musician stops the resonating strings, when so desired, with the fingers of the free hand. In modern times the veena has been generally replaced with the sitar in North Indian performances. [1] [3] The South Indian Saraswati veena, used in Carnatic classical music, is a lute. It is a long-necked, pear-shaped lute, but instead of the lower ...
Jayanthi Kumaresh is an Indian Veena musician. [1] [2] [3] Jayanthi comes from a lineage of musicians who have been practising Carnatic music for six generations and started playing the Saraswati Veena at the age of 3.
Veena is a type of Chordophone musical instrument, which has been mentioned in the Vedas. [4] Thanjavur veena is a type of Saraswati Veena, about 4 ft (1.2 m) long. It consists of a rounded wooden resonator and a thick, long neck, similar to a lute. The end of the neck is carved into intricate patterns and a tuning box attached to the underside ...
This category includes musicians of Veena-genre of instruments, commonly used of Indian classical music, including Saraswati veena, Rudra veena, Vichitra veena and Chitra veena. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
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The Yali is often found on the neck of a modern Saraswati veena. Yali in pillars of Puthu Mandapam, Madurai , Tamil Nadu State, India Yali in Thiruvannamalai Annamalaiyar Temple, Tiruvannamalai , Tamil Nadu State, India
The name "rudra veena" comes from Rudra, a name for the Lord Shiva; rudra vina means "the veena of Shiva" [3] (compare Saraswati veena). [3] Lord Shiva's inspiration for creating the Rudra Veena is often attributed to his desire to communicate the profound cosmic vibrations and divine rhythms that govern the universe.