Indian Navy tableau and brass band at Republic Day Parade on Kartavya Path, in Delhi
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The Indian Navy's ceremonial tableau proceeds along Kartavya Path during India's annual Republic Day Parade in New Delhi.
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Learn how to play flute from a 'bansuri' seller, Himachal Pradesh
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A bansuri seller walks around the area playing the flute and calling out for customers during Sair Fair in Himachal Pradesh. The bansuri is a transverse flute of India made from a single hollow shaft of bamboo with six or seven finger holes. An ancient musical instrument associated with cowherds and the pastoral tradition, it is intimately linked to the love story of Krishna and Radha and is also depicted in Buddhist paintings from around 100 CE. The Bansuri is revered as Lord Krishna's divine instrument and is often associated with Krishna's Rasa lila; mythological accounts tell of the tunes of Krishna's flute having a spellbinding and enthralling effect not only on the women of the Braj, but even on the animals of the region. The North Indian bansuri, typically about 14 inches in length,
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