I had the pleasure of interaction with our friends on the Sri Matsya Narayana avatara through two blogs posted earlier this year. It is now possible to add another sequel to those blogs, because I have just learnt about an enduring Nepali tradition of the worship of Sri Matsya Narayana.

Nadaswaram (Nagaswaram) and the US

Partha Desikan

The nadaswaram (sometimes spelt nadhaswaram, and also called nagaswaram) is one of the most popular classical (Carnatic style) instruments of South India and acclaimed as the world's loudest non-brass acoustic instrument. It is similar to the North Indian wind instrument shehnai (shahnai), but larger in size. It has a hardwood body and a large flaring bell made of wood or metal.