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.

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