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| '''Nishadha''' (]: निशाद''{{IAST|niṣāda}}'') was an indigenous tribe inhabiting ], according to sources in ]. The Nishadha people have been described in ] and ]. | |||
| ==Description in Ramayana== | |||
| The main profession of Nishaadas was hunting birds. When a Nishaada had killed one bird from a pair, the other bird was crying. In Ramayana, the king of Nishaadas, named Guha, was a very close friend of Rama. He helps Rama and Sita to cross ] river. | |||
| ==Description in Mahabharata== | |||
| The ] speaks of Nishaada (or Shabara) as forest hunters.<ref>The Cultural Process in India by Irawati Karve, Vol. 51, Oct., 1951 (Oct., 1951), pp. 135-138</ref> | |||
| ==Music== | |||
| In Indian music, Nishada is the seventh note (]) of the octave. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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| ==References== | |||
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