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Veena (Saraswati veena)

Also: Saraswati veena, Raghunatha veena

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A melodic instrument, often played solo.

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A plucked string instrument about four feet long with a large hollow body (usually jackfruit wood), a neck with 24 metal frets, four playing strings and three drone strings. The player sits cross-legged. The present form with fixed frets is said to date from the time of Raghunatha Nayak, a 17th-century king in Tamil Nadu. In tradition the veena is associated with the goddess Saraswati.

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