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Snake charming is the practice of appearing to hypnotize a snake (often a cobra) by playing and waving around an instrument called a pungi. A typical performance may also include handling the snakes or performing other seemingly dangerous acts, as well as other street performance staples, like juggling and sleight of hand .
The pungi is played by Jogi in the Thar desert. [11] It is in particular played by snake charmers, mostly in the Terai and Nepal, to arouse snakes to dance. [12] The instrument has a high, thin tone and continuous low humming. [13] It has been an important instrument in Indian folk culture and is known by various names in different parts of India.
They live a nomadic life and belong to the scheduled tribes. [4] [5] Traditionally, Kalbelia men carried cobras in cane baskets from door to door in villages while their women sang, danced and begged for alms. They revere the cobra and advocate the non-killing of such reptiles. In the villages, if a snake inadvertently happened to enter a home ...
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Pungi: पुँगी Snake-charmer's flute a double reed woodwind with two reed pipes (one a drone) attached to small gourd, a mouth-blown air hole at the top of the gourd. Simpler instrument than the bin; it lacks the bin's holes on the drone pipe, for changing scale. Learners may use this before going on to the bin.
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Bede man showcasing a snake charming performance. The majority of the Bedes live on snake related trading, such as snake charming (training), snake catching, snake selling, etc. They also sell lucky heathers and herbal medicines, which they claim have magical properties. They utilize wild plants, herbs, and roots as herbal treatments and ...