Nishadha (Sanskrit: निशादniṣāda) were scattered peoples, according to sources in Hindu mythology. The Nishadha people have been described in Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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The main profession of Nishaadas was hunting birds. When a Nishaada had killed one bird from a pair, the other bird was crying, and that inspired Valmiki to write the story of Rama and Sita known as the Ramayana.[1] In Ramayana, the king of Nishaadas, named Guha, was a very close friend of Rama. He helps Rama and Sita to cross Ganges river.
The Mahabharata speaks of Nishaada (or Shabara) as forest hunters.[2]
In Indian music, Nishada is the seventh note (swara) of the octave.
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