Music played during the formal wedding engagement ceremony, based on the Raga Dheera Sankarabaranam. Bamboo flute with Tambura, Tabla, Salangai and brass Manjira. 100 bpm (Dmaj)
Vatapi Ganapatim is aSanskritkritisong by theSouth Indianpoet-composerMuthuswami Dikshitar(1775-1835), one of the "Trinity of Carnatic music". The panegyrical hymn praisesVatapi Ganapati,featuring Bamboo flute, Tablas, Gatam, Salangai and Tambura. 100 bpm (Emaj)
The well-known Raga is often performed at the beginning of concerts because it is considered auspicious. Bamboo flute with Tablas, Salangai and brass Manjira. 85-100 bpm; (Dmaj)