KIDS QUIZ
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Lord Shiva holds what small drum in his hand when performing the cosmic dance?
|
|
Dholak
|
|
|
Tabla
|
|
|
Damaru
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In his upper right hand he holds the damaru, the drum whose beats syncopate the act of creation and the passage of time.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the back right hand Shiva often holds an hour glass shaped drum or damaru. The drum represents the rhythmic sound to which Nataraja dances and ceaselessly recreates the universe. The front right hand is in the abhaya-mudra (the “fear not” gesture, made by holding the palm outward with fingers pointing up).
Detailed explanation-3: -Shiva’s dance is set within a flaming halo. The god holds in his upper right hand the damaru (hand drum that made the first sounds of creation).
There is 1 question to complete.