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Built upon the slow flicker of the sitar, the chorus renders a melodically sweet and lyrically poignant bhajan intended to serve a situational purpose in the film.

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  1. noun A stringed instrument of India made of seasoned gourds and teak and having a track of 20 movable frets with 6 or 7 metal playing strings above and usually 13 sympathetic resonating strings below.

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  • Khan's sitar was airy and firm, as were his vocals; most impressively, Maron's bass never over-extended itself, always in the groove and rumbling along the iridescent melodies surrounding him. —  PopMatters
  • Whether you're after a reconditioned Steinway or a brand new sitar, there's a shop in ...
  • Built upon the slow flicker of the sitar, the chorus renders a melodically sweet and lyrically poignant bhajan intended to serve a situational purpose in the film. —  NAACHGAANA
  • Ajit Singh - sitar: Ajit's first musical guru, was his highly celebrated grandfather, late Thakur Mahadev Singh, known as "Sitaria Baba," The saint of sitar. his younger brothers:
  • Arvind SINGH - sitar, Padma Bhan SINGH - sitar, Vijit SINGH - sarod .... are well known muscians. you may like to visit about ajit ...
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  1. Hindi sitār, from Persian : si, three; see trei- in Indo-European roots + tār, string; see ten- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Hindustani sitār, from Persian sitār, from sih, three, + tār, string.
 

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