
Watch | Narasinghapettai Nagaswaram gets GI tag
The Hindu
A video on Narasinghapettai Nagaswaram that recently got the GI tag.
Nagaswaram made in Narasinghapettai in Thanjavur district has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag on the application filed by the Thanjavur Musical Instruments Workers Co-operative Cottage Industrial Society Ltd.
Nagaswaram is made of ‘acha maram’, a tree known for its sturdy features. Nagaswaram makers of Narasinghapettai buy old wooden pillars from the dismantled houses.

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