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The pungi has always been a symbol of mystery for me, as I had always wondered how they would put such feared creatures like King Cobras into a trance-like state. Although the music the instrument makes has nothing to do with the charming of the snake, the instrument itself is what actually poises the snake.
The pungi instrument is a mystical instrument used by snake charmers in India and Pakistan for religious purposes through snake charming. The pungi is originated from India and remains to be one of India's signature instruments.
The pungi has multiple names that can be used throughout the entire region of India; Been, Tumbi, Nagasar, Sapurer Bansi, Nagasvaram, Mahudi, Pungi and Pambatti Kuzhal are all of these interchangeable names but "Pungi" is the name that is universally associated with the instrument.
This instrument was initially designed as an accompaniment to folk music in India, and there are no pauses when the pungi is being played thus creating a trance like sound.
The pungi has always been a symbol of mystery for me, as I had always wondered how they would put such feared creatures like King Cobras into a trance-like state. Although the music the instrument makes has nothing to do with the charming of the snake, the instrument itself is what actually poises the snake.
The pungi instrument is a mystical instrument used by snake charmers in India and Pakistan for religious purposes through snake charming. The pungi is originated from India and remains to be one of India's signature instruments.
The pungi has multiple names that can be used throughout the entire region of India; Been, Tumbi, Nagasar, Sapurer Bansi, Nagasvaram, Mahudi, Pungi and Pambatti Kuzhal are all of these interchangeable names but "Pungi" is the name that is universally associated with the instrument.
This instrument was initially designed as an accompaniment to folk music in India, and there are no pauses when the pungi is being played thus creating a trance like sound.