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(GIST OF YOJANA) Bamboo: Cultural Linkage

[August-2020]

Pena is a single stringed musical instrument. It consists of two parts, the penamasa or dhorr which is a bamboo pole attached to a coconut shell and pena cheijing or chorr, which is a bow used to produce friction on the string.
The pena player, called Pena Asheiba/Pena Khongba, also sings along while playing. Pena is an indispensable part of Meitei society in Manipur, used in ritualistic functions like Lai Haraouba and Lai Ikouba.