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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, also known as bīn or Murli, is a musical instrument that originates from the Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a reservoir into which air is blown and then channelled into two reed pipes. It is played with no pauses, as the player employs circular breathing. In street performances, the pungi is used for snake charming ...
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.
The male participants play musical instruments, such as the pungi, a woodwind instrument traditionally played to capture snakes, the dufli, been, the khanjari - a percussion instrument, morchang, khuralio and the dholak to create the rhythm on which the dancers perform. The dancers are tattooed in traditional designs and wear jewelry and ...
All Rounder is a 1998 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Nimmagadda Venkateswara Rao, Palli Kesava Rao and Mandava Suresh under the Surya Teja Movie Makers banner and directed by T. Prabhakar. It stars Rajendra Prasad , Sanghavi and music composed by Veena Paani. [ 2 ]
Magudikkaran (transl. Snake Charmer) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Yaar Kannan. [1] The film stars Sarathkumar in a guest appearance, while newcomers Dev Anand, Devi and Chithra play the lead roles. It was released on 25 November 1994. [2] [3]
Swami is shocked when he learns on his return to the hermitage that the Thanka Sarpam was stolen by Balan while he was away. Swami reaches the guest house and begins playing the makudi or the snake charmer's flute. The Thanka Sarpam leaves the pouch in which it was tied up. Swami forces the snake to bite Balan and Krishnan is unable to save him.
A female snake charmer named Sajna enters, she is finding an Iccha Dhaari Naagin. Banu, the girlfriend of Mehak's (Rayaan's sister) husband Salman blames Rayaan that he had destroyed her life and cheated on her and now she is pregnant with her and Rayaan's illegitimate baby.