Anand Mishra playing morning Raga Gurjarī Tori, Mishra, Anand, (Sitār), Video by Sakis Laios
Beginning of Alapa
Extract from sitariya Anand Mishra's performance of Rāga Gurjarī Toďī, at his graduation exams, Faculty of Performing Arts, BHU, 25/03/2009. This is the first section of the Ālāpa.

Anand Mishra playing morning Raga Gurjarī Tori, Mishra, Anand, (Mishra, Bolanāth), (Sitār, Tablā), Video by Sakis Laios
Beginning of Nibaddha (rhythmic) section
Extract from sitariya Anand Mishra's performance of Rāga Gurjarī Toďī, at his graduation exams, Faculty of Performing Arts, BHU, 25/03/2009. This is the first part of the Nibaddha (rhythmic, accompanied by percussion) section. The composition starts on beat 12, and is characteristic of the Masīdkhanī style of compositions.

Anand Mishra playing morning Raga Gurjarī Tori, Mishra, Anand, (Mishra, Bolanāth), (Sitār, Tablā), Video by Sakis Laios
End of Nibaddha (rhythmic) section
Extract from sitariya Anand Mishra's performance of Rāga Gurjarī Toďī, at his graduation exams, Faculty of Performing Arts, BHU, 25/03/2009. This is the final part of the Nibaddha (rhythmic, accompanied by percussion) section, which ends with a Jhālā Tihāī. The composition (Gat) is characteristic of the Masīdkhanī style.

Bahauddin Dagar playing Rāga Bhimpalashi on the Rudrā Vīņā, Dagar, Bahauddin, (Agle, Sanjay [Pakhāwaj]), (Rudrā Vīņā, Pakhāwaj, Taňburā), Video by Sakis Laios
Noon concert - presentation of Rudrā Vīņā at the BHU.
This is the final section of a performance of Bahauddin Dagar playing Rudrā Vīņā. The performance (noon - afternoon Rāga Bhīmpalashī was performed) at the Pt. Omkarnath Thakur Auditorium, Faculty of Performing Arts, BHU, 13/02/2009. Bahauddin Dagar follows the Dhrupada-style of elaborating a Rāga, this is why he is accompanied by the Pakhāwaj and not by a Tablā. The Tāla (rhythmic cycle) is the 12-Mātrā (beat) Cautāla.

Bahauddin Dagar playing Rudrā Vīņā, Dagar, Bahauddin, (Rudrā Vīņā), Photo by Sakis Laios
Bahauddin Dagar playing Rudrā Vīņā in a performance (noon - afternoon Raga Bhimpalashi was performed) at the Pt. Omkarnath Thakur Auditorium, Faculty of Performing Arts, BHU, 13/02/2009.

Kishore Mishra playing tabla, Mishra, Kishore, (Tablā), Photo by Sakis Laios
Kishore Mishra, teacher of Tabla at the BHU, performing live in a concert in Assi Ghat, 24/01/2009.

Sarasvatī statue dressed, Goddess Sarasvati, (Vīņā), Photo by Sakis Laios
Located at the entrance of the Performing Arts Department, Banaras Hindu University
Statue of Goddess Sarasvatī, holding a Vīņā. Statue is located at the entrance of the Performing Arts Department, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., India.