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22 November 2025
Local band members wait to perform on a roadside in Kolkata, India, on November 22, 2025. A so-called band party, better known in Kolkata as Mahabooba band, is a musical community or group that performs during various social occasions with instruments such as drums, trumpets, saxophones, and clarinets.
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21 November 2025
Padma Bhushan awardee and renowned classical instrumentalist Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt plays the 'Mohan Veena', a modified slide guitar that he invents, as he performs during the 67th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on November 21, 2025.
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21 November 2025
Padma Bhushan awardee and renowned classical instrumentalist Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt plays the 'Mohan Veena', a modified slide guitar that he invents, as he performs during the 67th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on November 21, 2025.
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21 November 2025
Padma Bhushan awardee and renowned classical instrumentalist Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt plays the 'Mohan Veena', a modified slide guitar that he invents, as he performs during the 67th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on November 21, 2025.
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21 November 2025
Padma Bhushan awardee and renowned classical instrumentalist Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt plays the 'Mohan Veena', a modified slide guitar that he invents, as he performs during the 67th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on November 21, 2025.
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20 November 2025
Rabab and Santoor musical instruments are on display during the 'Know Your Artisan' exhibition organized by the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 20, 2025. The santoor is a traditional Kashmiri string instrument, originally known as the Shatatantri Veena, that has deep cultural roots in the region and is played using two small wooden mallets. A rabab is a traditional stringed musical instrument, often a lute-like instrument, that originates from Central Asia and is prominent in Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan.
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20 November 2025
A Santoor musical instrument is on display during the 'Know Your Artisan' exhibition organized by the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 20, 2025. The santoor is a traditional Kashmiri string instrument, originally known as the Shatatantri Veena, that has deep cultural roots in the region and is played using two small wooden mallets.
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5 November 2025
A street musician arranges traditional wind instruments and accessories under warm afternoon light at a public spot in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on November 4, 2025. The scene shows part of daily life and urban street culture.
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22 October 2025
A band of members of the aboriginal Newa: community of Kathmandu dons traditional attire, plays musical instruments, and dances while marking ''Nepal Sambat'' - Newari New Year in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. The Newa: community marks this day as New Year's Day, honoring the indigenous calendar of Nepal. Shankhadhar Sakhwa initiates the Nepal Sambat in 880 AD when he relieves the people from debt during the reign of Lichchhavi King Raghavdev. In recognition of his significant contribution, the government declares Sakhwa a national luminary on November 18, 1999.
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22 October 2025
A band of members of the aboriginal Newa: community of Kathmandu dons traditional attire, plays musical instruments, and dances while marking ''Nepal Sambat'' - Newari New Year in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. The Newa: community marks this day as New Year's Day, honoring the indigenous calendar of Nepal. Shankhadhar Sakhwa initiates the Nepal Sambat in 880 AD when he relieves the people from debt during the reign of Lichchhavi King Raghavdev. In recognition of his significant contribution, the government declares Sakhwa a national luminary on November 18, 1999.
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22 October 2025
A band of members of the aboriginal Newa: community of Kathmandu dons traditional attire, plays musical instruments, and dances while marking ''Nepal Sambat'' - Newari New Year in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. The Newa: community marks this day as New Year's Day, honoring the indigenous calendar of Nepal. Shankhadhar Sakhwa initiates the Nepal Sambat in 880 AD when he relieves the people from debt during the reign of Lichchhavi King Raghavdev. In recognition of his significant contribution, the government declares Sakhwa a national luminary on November 18, 1999.
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22 October 2025
A band of members of the aboriginal Newa: community of Kathmandu dons traditional attire, plays musical instruments, and dances while marking ''Nepal Sambat'' - Newari New Year in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. The Newa: community marks this day as New Year's Day, honoring the indigenous calendar of Nepal. Shankhadhar Sakhwa initiates the Nepal Sambat in 880 AD when he relieves the people from debt during the reign of Lichchhavi King Raghavdev. In recognition of his significant contribution, the government declares Sakhwa a national luminary on November 18, 1999.
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22 October 2025
A band of members of the aboriginal Newa: community of Kathmandu dons traditional attire, plays musical instruments, and dances while marking ''Nepal Sambat'' - Newari New Year in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. The Newa: community marks this day as New Year's Day, honoring the indigenous calendar of Nepal. Shankhadhar Sakhwa initiates the Nepal Sambat in 880 AD when he relieves the people from debt during the reign of Lichchhavi King Raghavdev. In recognition of his significant contribution, the government declares Sakhwa a national luminary on November 18, 1999.
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Nepali Ethnic Newa: Community Marks "Nepal Sambat- Newa: New Year" In Kathmandu
22 October 2025
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22 October 2025
The Nepali ethnic Newa: community dons traditional attire and plays musical instruments while participating in a parade to celebrate 'Nepal Sambat' Newa: New Year at Basantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. The aboriginals of Kathmandu Valley, the Newa:, celebrate their New Year by praying for longevity and performing rituals to purify and empower the soul for the coming year.
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Nepali Ethnic Newa: Community Marks "Nepal Sambat- Newa: New Year" In Kathmandu
22 October 2025
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22 October 2025
The Nepali ethnic Newa: community dons traditional attire and plays musical instruments while participating in a parade to celebrate 'Nepal Sambat' Newa: New Year at Basantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. The aboriginals of Kathmandu Valley, the Newa:, celebrate their New Year by praying for longevity and performing rituals to purify and empower the soul for the coming year.
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Nepali Ethnic Newa: Community Marks "Nepal Sambat- Newa: New Year" In Kathmandu
22 October 2025
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22 October 2025
The Nepali ethnic Newa: community dons traditional attire and plays musical instruments while participating in a parade to celebrate 'Nepal Sambat' Newa: New Year at Basantapur Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 22, 2025. The aboriginals of Kathmandu Valley, the Newa:, celebrate their New Year by praying for longevity and performing rituals to purify and empower the soul for the coming year.
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