[1] They are mostly played traditionally by jogis, people who would go from door to door with a dried gourd container to keep rice, and a kendara to play while singing, and accept food as alms.

The folk genre of music played in a kendara is known as Kendarā Gita ( Odia- କେନ୍ଦରା ଗୀତ ).

[3][4][5][6] The instrument rose to popularity during 12th century when Sanskrit was made the official language of the then Utkala Kingdom but the common people did not understand, but the jogis were performing folk songs.

The other variation is known as Majhi Kendarā ( Odia- ମଝି କେନ୍ଦରା ) and is played by the Santhal people in Odisha.

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