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Music · Njeralathu Harigovindan · 2011Sopana Sangeetham, Stage Performance
13 min
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Sopana sangeetham, the temple singing of Kerala, performed with the hourglass-shaped edakka drum that answers the voice line by line.

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Njeralath Harigovindan

Son of Njeralath Rama Poduval, Harigovindan sings sopana sangeetham, the temple music of Kerala sung at the steps of the sanctum and rooted in Jayadeva's Gita Govinda.

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