A Rajasthani musician and performer practicing his ravanhatta (or ravanahatha) in the yard of the family home with his wife and toddlers looking on
Gagadi (aka. Gagari), Osian Tehsil, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
The medieval bowed ravanhatta used to be very popular with the music-loving royal Indian families and, in Rajasthan, was the first musical instrument that princes learned. Now, it is much played for tourists, but also still a popular village instrument, especially in Western India
Gagadi (aka. Gagari), Osian Tehsil, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
The medieval bowed ravanhatta used to be very popular with the music-loving royal Indian families and, in Rajasthan, was the first musical instrument that princes learned. Now, it is much played for tourists, but also still a popular village instrument, especially in Western India
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A Rajasthani musician and performer practicing his ravanhatta (or ravanahatha) in the yard of the family home with his wife and toddlers looking on
Gagadi (aka. Gagari), Osian Tehsil, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
The medieval bowed ravanhatta used to be very popular with the music-loving royal Indian families and, in Rajasthan, was the first musical instrument that princes learned. Now, it is much played for tourists, but also still a popular village instrument, especially in Western India
Gagadi (aka. Gagari), Osian Tehsil, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
The medieval bowed ravanhatta used to be very popular with the music-loving royal Indian families and, in Rajasthan, was the first musical instrument that princes learned. Now, it is much played for tourists, but also still a popular village instrument, especially in Western India
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A Rajasthani musician and performer practicing his ravanhatta (or ravanahatha) in the yard of the family home with his wife and toddlers looking on
Gagadi (aka. Gagari), Osian Tehsil, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
The medieval bowed ravanhatta used to be very popular with the music-loving royal Indian families and, in Rajasthan, was the first musical instrument that princes learned. Now, it is much played for tourists, but also still a popular village instrument, especially in Western India
Gagadi (aka. Gagari), Osian Tehsil, Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India
The medieval bowed ravanhatta used to be very popular with the music-loving royal Indian families and, in Rajasthan, was the first musical instrument that princes learned. Now, it is much played for tourists, but also still a popular village instrument, especially in Western India
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D104-4351C
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