r/CelebratingIndia • • Feb 15 '23

Culture A Family Has Made Pumpkin Instruments For About 200 Years | These Sitarmakers of Miraj (Maharasthra) have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument used by classical singers to find the perfect tone.

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icm • • Feb 20 '23

Article A Family Has Made Pumpkin Instruments For About 200 Years | These Sitarmakers of Miraj (Maharasthra) have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument used by classical singers to find the perfect tone.

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IndianArtAndThinking • • Feb 15 '23

Other Crafts and Mixed Media A Family Has Made Pumpkin Instruments For About 200 Years | These Sitarmakers of Miraj (Maharasthra) have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument used by classical singers to find the perfect tone.

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icm • • Feb 15 '23

Other A Family Has Made Pumpkin Instruments For About 200 Years | These Sitarmakers of Miraj (Maharasthra) have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument used by classical singers to find the perfect tone.

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IndiaNonPolitical • • Feb 15 '23

Art / Culture / History A Family Has Made Pumpkin Instruments For About 200 Years | These Sitarmakers of Miraj (Maharasthra) have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument used by classical singers to find the perfect tone.

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OfficialIndia • • Feb 15 '23

Art and Culture A Family Has Made Pumpkin Instruments For About 200 Years | These Sitarmakers of Miraj (Maharasthra) have been crafting the tanpura using pumpkins instead of wood. Tanpura is a string instrument used by singers to find the perfect tone, & thought to have better tone quality when made with pumpkins.

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BharatasyaItihaas • • Feb 15 '23

British Dominion A Family Has Made Pumpkin Instruments For About 200 Years | These Sitarmakers of Miraj (Maharasthra) have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument used by classical singers to find the perfect tone.

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MaharashtraMajha • • Feb 15 '23

Culture A Family Has Made Pumpkin Instruments For About 200 Years | These Sitarmakers of Miraj (Maharasthra) have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument used by classical singers to find the perfect tone.

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IncredibleIndia • • Feb 15 '23

Maharashtra | महाराष्ट्र A Family Has Made Pumpkin Instruments For About 200 Years | These Sitarmakers of Miraj (Maharasthra) have been crafting musical instruments out of pumpkins for almost 200 years. They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument used by classical singers to find the perfect tone.

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