Machendranath Pandeshwar and Kadri Gopalnath, who passed away in 2019, made saxophone popular in this region. He gave a lot of concerts across the country and abroad. He regularly played the saxophone at the Mangaladevi Temple here during the puja in the morning, afternoon and evening hours, for over 25 years.
He was holding saxophone classes in a room adjoining the temple.
He was awarded the District Rajyotsava Award. His daughter Sindhu Bhairavi is a well-known saxophone artiste.