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Mardala

Mardala (Odia: ମର୍ଦ୍ଦଳ, romanized: Mardaḷa, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Odia: ⓘ) is a classical percussive instrument native to the east Indian state of Odisha, traditionally used as the…

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Hornbostel–Sachs classification
211.222.1 (Membranophone directly struck by hand)
Other names
Odissi Mardala
Volume
medium

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Mardala

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Edges34
Triples93
Avg. degree1.94
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Mardala

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related to Training · 29
Mardala → Basudeba KhuntiaGuru Rabinarayan PandaGuru, Bhubaneswar, Bijaya Kumar BarikGuru Jagannath, Biragobindapur, Culture, Eminent Gurus, Ensembles, Gotipua, Gouranga Charan MahalaGuru Dibakar, Guru Banamali Maharana, Guru Dhaneswar Swain, Janardana DashGuru Niranjan PatraGuru, KuanrGuru Chintamani RautGuru Maheswar, Maguni Das, Many, Mardala Academy, MohapatraGuru Sarat Kumar SamantarayGuru, Odisha, Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, Odissi MardalaGuru Birabara Sahu
related to Gurus · 24
Mardala → Adiguru Singhari Shyamsundar Kar, Gotipua, Guru Banamali Maharana, Guru Basudeba Khuntia, Guru Bijaya Kumar Barik, Guru Birabara Sahu, Guru Dhaneswar Swain, Guru Jagannath Kuanr, Guru Janardana Dash, Guru Jayadeba Giri, Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra, Guru Lingaraj Barik, Guru Maguni Das, Guru Mahadeba Rout, Guru Narayana Mahapatra, Guru Padmanabha Panda, Guru Rabinarayan Panda, Guru Sachidananda Das, Gurus, Jagannatha
related to As a solo instrument · 6
Mardala → Bhubaneswar, Guru Banamali Maharana, Guru Dhaneswar Swain, Odissi, Rabidra Mandap, The
related to Making · 6
Mardala → Natya Manorama, Once, The, The Mardala, Then, This
related to Wood · 6
Mardala → Acacia, According, All, An, Other, The
related to history · 5
Mardala → Natya Manorama, Odisha, Odishan, Out, Raghunatha Ratha
related to Repertoire and technique · 4
Mardala → Indian, Odissi, The, Traditionally
measured by · 2
Mardala → Natya Manorama, The
Hornbostel–Sachs classification · 1
Mardala → 211.222.1 (Membranophone directly struck by hand)
Other names · 1
Mardala → Odissi Mardala

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odissi instrument odisha guru music also used traditional dance das talas playing indian dhaneswar swain state instruments features gotipua wood

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MardalaHornbostel–Sachs classification211.222.1 (Membranophone directly struck by hand)1.00infobox
MardalaOther namesOdissi Mardala1.00infobox
MardalaVolumemedium1.00infobox
Mardalais asuperlative0.90text
Mukteswarainstance ofincluding famous shrines0.80text
Konarkainstance ofincluding famous shrines0.80text
the Mardala features prominentlyinstance ofincluding famous shrines0.80text
usually in a niche of an alasakanya playing the instrumentinstance ofincluding famous shrines0.80text
nimbainstance ofOther woods0.80text
mahalimbainstance ofOther woods0.80text
gambhari are also usedinstance ofOther woods0.80text
Mardalameasured byNatya Manorama0.60section

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