Maa Padma Farms Clay Made Mridangam/Indian folk Musical drum Mridangam/Clay Khol Mridang/Clay Mridangam for Spiritual Programs and Sankirtan- Vrindavan (Large)

Description

Size:Large It is considered as one of the ancient drums. It also holds great religious significance as it was used by Lord Ganesha and Nandi Devar(vehicle and companion of Lord Shiva). A mridangam was originally made of clay since mridangam is made of two words namely mrid meaning clay and ang meaning body. The name mridangam is derived from 2 Sanskrit words, “mrid” meaning clay, and “ang” meaning body. In fact, the original material of the mridangam was made of clay. Modern day drums are commonly made from hollowing out a single block of wood, usually from the jackfruit tree. The body of the mridangam is barrel-shaped with two openings at each end. The two openings are covered with leather and are laced together with leather straps around the circumference of the drum. The straps are strung with high tension and are used to tune the drum, occasionally with the aid of wooden pegs placed in between the straps. The bass head is usually tuned one octave lower than the treble head.