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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mridangan is a double-sided drum made from a hallowed piece of ____ wood.
A
mango
B
narra
C
birch
D
jackfruit
E
cedar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The mridangam is a double-sided drum whose body is usually made using a hollowed piece of jackfruit wood about an inch thick. The two mouths or apertures of the drum are covered with a goatskin and laced to each other with leather straps along the length of the drum.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mridangam is made using hollow piece of jackfruit wood, which is an inch thick. The two sides of the drum are covered with leather which is tied to each other with leather around the circumference of the drum/mridangam.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mridangam-> a double-headed South Indian cylindrical drum made from jackfruit wood (originally made from… in 2023 | Indian classical music, Piece of music, Music aesthetic.

Detailed explanation-4: -One of the most ancient drums of India, the mridangam, which literally means ‘body of clay, ‘ originated in South India. To this day it remains the leading percussion accompaniment for Carnatic music – vocal and instrumental – as well as for all South Indian classical dance forms.

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