50 musical instruments to play ‘Mangal Dhvani' for 2 hours in Ram Temple

The Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Lord Ram in Ayodhya will begin with Mangal Dhvani auspicious sound on January 22More than 50 enchanting musical instruments from various states will be played for almost 2 hours to produce Mangal DhvaniThis grand musical programme will symbolise the unity of diverse traditions in honour of Lord RamIt has been conceived by Yatindra Mishra a renowned author Ayodhyas cultural expert and an artistHe is also the coordinator of the programme He has been supported in this work by Kendriya Sangeet Natak Akademi New DelhiChampat Rai the SecretaryGeneral of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust said that in Indian culture Mangal Dhvani auspicious sound is composed to bring joy and to mark auspiciousness of an occasion and produced before the deityHe said that in this context the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Lord Shri Ram is a proud moment for every Indian and to mark this grand occasion traditional musical instruments from various regions and states of India will be played to produce Mangal Dhvani in front of the deityThis Pran Pratishtha ceremony will also be concluded in Ayodhya with the auspicious playing of 25 prominent and rare musical instruments from different states It will be presented by artists skilled in those languagesAll types of instruments used in Indian tradition will be played in the temple courtyardThese include Pakhawaj flute Dholak of Uttar Pradesh Veena of Karnataka Sundari of Maharashtra Algoza of Punjab Mardal of Odisha Santoor of Madhya Pradesh Pung of Manipur Nagada and Kali of Assam Tambura of Chhattisgarh Pakhawaj of Bihar Shehnai of Delhi Ravanahatha of Rajasthan Srikhol Sarod of Bengal Ghatam of Andhra Pradesh Sitar of Jharkhand Santar of Gujarat Nagaswaram Tavil Mridang and Hudka of UttarakhandSkilled and renowned performers of these musical instruments have been selected to play during this event The music will be played ahead of the chanting of mantrasThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever