From a Tourist's Point of View
INDIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
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From ancient times, Indians have
revelled in their music and a wide variety of musical instruments have
been used by folk from all parts of the country. They all serve to provide
the haunting rhythm or a thunderous backing to the lyrics in question.
Here are some of the musical instruments listed by their traditional
names.
Bowed / String Instruments
Esraj or
dilruba, Sarangi, Sarinda, Sitar, Rebab, Ravanhasta & Veena
(Saraswati)
Indian Bamboo Flutes
Bansuri,
Pullanguzhal or Venu
Double reed
Kuzhal, Nadaswaram & Shehnai
Percussion
Chenda, Dhol, Idakka, Kanjira, Mizhavu, Pakhavaj, Tabla, & Urumee
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