The basic sounds are listed in three groups: right-handed, left-handed and two-handed.
These strokes rarely exist alone in isolation as in the list, they are always part of a group of strokes called bol. The list is to help you understand hand position and pronunciation. To practice playing it is best to focus on listening and learning the compound bol in the BOL EXERCISES GALLERY, this way you will be learning the practical use of strokes for Shanti Mandir chants.
Click on the image to go to a printable page with more detail about how to pronounce the sound and execute the stroke.
Click on the bol names listed below the images to go to a page with video that plays that stroke within a bol.
RIGHT-HANDED STROKES
taa - naa
A khula (open) stroke
Go to Taa in TaaKi
Go to Taa in Tit TaaKi
Go to Naa in DhinNaa
Go to Taa in TaaGe
Go to Taa in TaaGe TiTa
LEFT-HANDED STROKES
ki - ke - ka
A bandh (closed) stroke
Go to Ki in KiTe
Go to Ki in TiRaKiTe
Go to Ki in TaaKi
Go to Ke in ThinNaa Ke Naa
ge - ghe - ga
A khula (open) stroke
Go to Ge in TaaGe
Go to Ghe in GheGe
Go to Ge in DhaaGe TiTa
Go to Ge in DhinNaa GeNaa
TWO-HANDED STROKES
dhaa (taa + ge)
Go to Dhaa
Go to Dhaa in DhaaGe TiTa
thin (tin + ka)
Go to Thin
Go to ThinNaa
Go to ThinNaa KeNaa
dhin (tin + ge)
Go to Dhin
Go to DhinNaa
Go to DhinNaa GeNaa
