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Nadhaswaram for Wedding

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Kerala Wedding Planners – Kochi arranges Nadhaswaram for wedding events. When you think of a classic South Indian wedding, chances are that sounds of the Nadhaswaram dominate the background music in your mind! And no wonder! The Nadhaswaram is a non-brass wind instrument. Despite being of an acoustic nature, it is the loudest of its kind in the world! Combined with the Thavil drum, the music is unrestrained and exuberant, and lets the world know that it’s an occasion to celebrate!

All auspicious ceremonies, festivals and occasions in South India are dominated by the boisterous notes of the Nadhaswaram, and a wedding is no exception. This practice dates back centuries. Prized for its pleasing sounds, the Nadhaswaram has even been mentioned in ancient literature!

It goes without saying, that it is a must to feature Nadhaswaram and Thavil music on your wedding day. They add a feeling of prosperity and tradition to a special occasion.  Allow us to present the most skilled musicians, whose performance will really add to the romance in the air!

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Why Nadhaswaram is essential for Hindu Weddings in Kerala?

We have all missed that sound of kettimelam, Nadhaswaram and the smell of fresh, tasty and varieties of food, the sight of all your relations at one place, chatting, making fun, playing games and creating memories in the past one year or so due to this Corona. Now it is all turning to become normal again, that we can start living our life with following few precautions

This piece of information will state out all the facts about why Nadhaswaram is considered to be an important instrument in a Hindu wedding.

Nadhaswaram is one of the most ancient musical instrument in South Indian history and as like any other instrument it requires an immense amount of practice and knowledge to play it, that only a well-versed musician can play this instrument.

It is a wind instrument that is made up of both wood and metal which give a melancholy music when played. The name Nadhaswaram was formed by combining the words Nada (that means pleasing sound) and swaram (that means note). Each part of the nadhaswaram has different religious significance. But as in whole nadaswaram is a long tube made out of seven holes which one should play with seven fingers and mouth and has an auspicious reason in every function.

This nadaswaram holds one of the most important position in every South Indian wedding that it is believed to bring good vibes to the ceremony. The sound form the nadaswaram and the thavil actually fends off the evil around the couple.

When Iyer says that kattimelam during the thalikattu when the groom ties the mangalsuthra around his bride’s neck this nadhaswaram is played at a peak sound that you can’t hear any other sounds around you, and by doing so, it trusted that other evil sounds around the place will not near the bride and groom.

 

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