Artifact
Bhai Mardana's rebeck
also Rabab of Bhai Mardana
A rabab shown at Patna as the instrument of Bhai Mardana, companion of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.[EoS][EoS]
- Held by
- Gurdwara Pahila Bara Gai Ghat
- Location
- Patna, Bihar, India
- Provenance
- By tradition
- Status: On display
- The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism (1992-98) says it is displayed at this gurdwara, alongside Mata Gujri's grindstone. No newer first-hand report was found.
The Encyclopaedia names the relic without arguing for it. No study of the instrument's age or materials was found, and its link to Bhai Mardana rests on the gurdwara's tradition.
A later imagining of Bhai Mardana with his rabab, probably from the 19th or early 20th century. The source is thin, so the date is uncertain.
Unknown, Probably 19th or early 20th century. Public domain. Source
A later artist's imagining of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji with Bhai Mardana and his rabab, dated on Commons to about 1740. The source is a social media post, so treat the date with caution.
Unknown, c. 1740, weakly sourced. Bhai Suchet Singh Collection, Bhai Rupa (as credited on Commons). Public domain. Source
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