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Members of the Sapera or Sapuakela castes, snake charmers have little other choice of profession. In fact, entire settlements of snake charmers and their families exist in some parts of India and neighbouring countries. [citation needed] In Bangladesh, snake charmers are typically members of the nomadic ethnic group Bede. They tend to live by ...
In Punjab, the word Sapela is derived from the word sap, which means snake in Punjabi. They are also known as Nath. The community are as much snake catchers as snake charmers, and are employed by villagers as snake charmers. According to their traditions, the community descend from a Kanipa, a Jhinwar, who took to snake
Snake Charmers 1868. The Kalbelia are a snake charming tribe from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan , India. [ 1 ] The dance is an integral part of their culture and performed by men and women.
Indonesian snake charmer Ice Habibi plays with wild king cobras at his rural home in Riau province, Indonesia. Bare-chested Ice, aged 27, is seen handling two giant king cobras with his hands in ...
Snake charmers typically need 6 to 7 cobras each year to replace those that perish. These snake charmers in Jaipur, India have set up their act on the sidewalk in a busy tourist area.
Nomads of Rajasthan, Pushkar Fair. Nomads are known as a group of communities who travel from place to place for their livelihood. Some are salt traders, fortune-tellers, conjurers, ayurvedic healers, jugglers, acrobats, actors, storytellers, snake charmers, animal doctors, tattooists, grindstone makers, or basketmakers.
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