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Sound is a longitudinal, mechanical wave, simply a form of energy and moreover is a vibration (a transverse variation in pressure wave). Synchronized sound wave (music) is an ordered tonal or instrumental rhythmic sound. Putting music into the scientific definition; it is the science of sound waves embracing the characteristics such as wavelength, rhythm, intensity, frequency, amplitude and pitch. According to the present experiment, it has been observed that Indian classical ragas were based on sound vibration technology and science of music. The synchronized sound wave in the form of Indian classical ragas has a notable impact on the living beings including plants. It is found that Indian Classical music at different frequencies, sound pressure levels, exposure duration and distance from the source has been confirmed to encourage plant growth positively. Physiognomy is the combination of external features and growth of different parts of plant. Such growth is visible in the physiognomic characters such as plant height, north-south spread of the branches, and east-west spread, number of leaves and length of the leaves etc, when the plant is exposed to Indian Classical music. Physiognomic analysis for all the aforesaid characters was carried out after the treatment for 8 weeks. Multivariate analysis was conducted for the recorded observations by using several test statistics like Pillai's Trace, Wilks' Lamba, Hotelling's Trace and Roy's Largest Root. The physiognomy analysis carried out in plants with respect to the music as a parameter showed the significant result in week 2 and week 7.