Match the folk deity with Instrument, popular in their tradition :
A. Ramdev Peer - i. Ravanhatta,
B. Pabu Ji - ii. Jantar,
C. Devnarayan Ji - iii. Tandura

Question

Match the folk deity with Instrument, popular in their tradition : 
A. Ramdev Peer - i. Ravanhatta, 
B. Pabu Ji - ii. Jantar, 
C. Devnarayan Ji - iii. Tandura

Accepted Answer

The correct option is 4:
The correct match for these Rajasthani folk deities and their associated traditional instruments is A-iii, B-i, C-ii. This pairing is based on the distinct musical traditions and epics associated with each deity in the folk culture of Rajasthan. The correct pairings are: Ramdev Peer with the **Tandura**, Pabu Ji with the **Ravanhatta**, and Devnarayan Ji with the **Jantar**. The **Tandura** (or *Chautara*), a five-stringed drone instrument, is primarily used by the devotional singers (*Bhōpās*) of **Ramdev Peer** for singing his *bhajans*. The **Ravanhatta** is a bowed string instrument integral to the tradition of reciting the *Phad* (painted scroll narrative) of **Pabu Ji**, which the *Bhopo* (priest-singer) uses to accompany the epic. Similarly, the **Jantar**, a plucked string instrument considered a folk variation of the Veena, is exclusively and traditionally used by the *Bhopas* of **Devnarayan Ji** for narrating his epic poem, the *Devnarayan ki Phad*.

The incorrect option is 1:
Option 1 suggests the matches A-ii, B-i, C-iii (Ramdev Peer - Jantar, Pabu Ji - Ravanhatta, Devnarayan Ji - Tandura). This is incorrect because it mistakenly pairs **Ramdev Peer** with the **Jantar** and **Devnarayan Ji** with the **Tandura**. The **Jantar** is the traditional and specific instrument for the epic of Devnarayan Ji, while the **Tandura** is correctly associated with the devotional songs of Ramdev Peer. Although Pabu Ji is correctly matched with the Ravanhatta in this option, the two major errors in the other pairings render the entire group incorrect.

The incorrect option is 2:
Option 2 proposes the combination A-iii, B-ii, C-i (Ramdev Peer - Tandura, Pabu Ji - Jantar, Devnarayan Ji - Ravanhatta). This combination incorrectly switches the instruments of **Pabu Ji** and **Devnarayan Ji**. While A-iii (Ramdev Peer - Tandura) is correct, this option incorrectly states that Pabu Ji is associated with the **Jantar** (B-ii) and Devnarayan Ji is associated with the **Ravanhatta** (C-i). The correct and widely documented association is that Pabu Ji’s Phad recital is performed with the Ravanhatta, and Devnarayan Ji’s Phad is performed with the Jantar.

The incorrect option is 3:
Option 3 suggests the matches A-i, B-iii, C-ii (Ramdev Peer - Ravanhatta, Pabu Ji - Tandura, Devnarayan Ji - Jantar). This option erroneously links **Ramdev Peer** with the **Ravanhatta** (A-i) and **Pabu Ji** with the **Tandura** (B-iii). The **Ravanhatta** is correctly linked to the epic of Pabu Ji, while the **Tandura** is associated with Ramdev Peer's devotional songs. Therefore, the incorrect placement of both the Ravanhatta and the Tandura in relation to their respective deities invalidates this option, even though C-ii is correct.