Kingri (also known as Khikri) is a traditional string instrument associated with the Pardhan Adivasis of Adilabad and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts of Telangana and adjoining parts of central India. Ethnographic descriptions of the northern Telangana form describe it as a three-stringed fiddle , with the strings and bow hair traditionally made from horse hair . The instrument accompanies Pardhan bardic performances, including the narration of Go…

Kumuram Bheem Asifabad | Forests, Gond Heritage, Cave Temples & Waterfalls Kumuram Bheem Asifabad District, Telangana | 2 Revenue Divisions | 15 Mandals | 2011 Population: 5,92,831 | Area: 4,878 km² Kumuram Bheem Asifabad District Forest, Faith and Gond Heritage A forested district of northern Telangana known for its Gond and Adivasi heritage, Jodeghat, Kerameri's cave temples and ghats, Sirpur's historic Gond associations, the Pranahita…

Keslapur village, Indervelly Mandal, Adilabad district, Telangana — the annual Nagoba Jatara is associated primarily with the Mesram clan of Gond communities and their Pardhan bards . It is held during Pushya masam , generally falling in January or February depending on the lunar calendar. Mesram communities from Telangana and neighbouring states including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh gather at Keslapur to worship Nagoba , t…

one musical tradition · many inscriptions · 9th–15th century CE 📜 Music as sacred offering and royal privilege In medieval Telangana, music was not mere entertainment — it was a sacred offering to the gods, a marker of royal status, and an organized profession supported by land endowments. From the pancha-maha-sabda (five great sounds) that announced a king's presence to the sophisticated ensembles that performed daily rituals in temples, the…

Kinnera is a two-stringed instrument made using indigenous materials like bamboo, dried outer shell of round bottle gourd, honeycomb, bull horn, beads, mirrors and peacock feathers. Scholar and poet Jayadhir Thirumala Rao says that the origins of the kinnera can be traced back to “around the 4th century AD, in and around the Deccan plateau”. “The Chenchu tribe [also known as Chenchus or Chenchulu], who were part of the Nallamalla forest, used to…