Raga Malkauns on Santoor - Bhajan Sopori, Bipul Ray

Gat In Rupak Taal Malkauns (also spelled Malkaush) is a raga in Indian classical music. It is one of the oldest ragas of Indian classical music. The name Malkaush is derived from the combination of Mal and Kaushik, which means he who wears serpents like garlands — the god Shiva. However, the Malav-Kaushik mentioned in classical texts does not appear to be the same as the Malkauns performed today.The raga is believed to have been created by goddess Parvati (the wife of Shiva) to calm Shiva, when the lord Shiva was outraged and was not calming down after Tandav in rage of Sati's sacrifice. Bhajan Sopori (born 1948 in Srinagar, Kashmir) is an Indian instrumentalist. He is a player of the santoor, an ancient stringed musical instrument. The santoor is a trapezoid-shaped hammered dulcimer often made of walnut, with seventy two strings. The special-shaped mallets (mezrab) are lightweight and are held between the index and middle fingers. A typical santoor has two sets of bridges, providing a range of three octaves.In ancient Sanskrit texts, it has been referred to as shatatantri vina (100-stringed vina).In India, the santoor was used as an accompaniment instrument to the folk music of Kashmir. It is played in a style of music known as the Sufiana Mausiqi. The Sufi mystics used it as an accompaniment to their hymns