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BANSURI

Type: SUSHIR VADYA

Bansuri is a wind instrument found in Rajasthan and Bihar. A long wooden cylindrical tube, this instrument is played vertically. Used in folk music and dances. Used by shepherd and cowherd communities of Bihar.



BANSURI in Rajasthan

Material: Wood

Long wooden cylindrical tube with a break. The other end is open. There is a fipple made just after beak. Six finger holes at the other end in two sets, three each in one set. The flute is played vertically down from one end.

BANSURI in Bihar

Material: Bamboo

A bamboo tube with a beak shaped blowing hole. Six finger holes and a fipple. Used in folk music and dances. Used by shepherd and cowherd communities of Bihar.

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