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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.
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 ...
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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.
The snake attacks the monkeys, prompting Sinbad to help; in the end, the snake ends up devouring one of its own heads, killing itself. Consequently, the grateful monkeys grant them enough coconuts to pay off the old man's debt in full. Note: This episode is based on the tale of Sinbad the Sailor's Fifth Voyage.
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.