"local instruments"

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17 January 2026

The Indian Tribal Santal community's life is deeply intertwined with music and dance, which accompany every social and cultural event. They use various musical instruments, either crafted by themselves or bought locally. Key instruments include the Tiriaw (flute), Banam, Tamak, and Tumdah. A Santhali tribal musician sings a song and plays an indigenous instrument resembling a violin, known as the ''Phet Banam'', near Bamniphals at Ajodhya Hill in Purulia, West Bengal, India, on January 11, 2026.

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29 December 2025

A musician plays an instrument during the Parranda de los Santos Inocentes in the town of Caucagua in Miranda, Venezuela, on December 28, 2025. In 2023, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declares the Parranda de los Santos Inocentes de Caucagua an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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#13138384

29 December 2025

A musician plays an instrument during the Parranda de los Santos Inocentes in the town of Caucagua in Miranda, Venezuela, on December 28, 2025. In 2023, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declares the Parranda de los Santos Inocentes de Caucagua an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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#13013442

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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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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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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#12841782

8 October 2025

Devotees play traditional instruments during the Lord Narayan Jatra festival in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025.

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8 October 2025

Devotees play traditional instruments during the Lord Narayan Jatra festival in Hadigaun, Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025.

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#12841924

8 October 2025

A Nepali local traditional band sings hymns and plays instruments during the Hadi Gaun Jatra in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. This unique festival is an age-old tradition, and as they say, ''Kahi Nabhako Jaatra Hadigaun Maa'' (there's no parade like the ones in Handigaun). Hadigaun in Kathmandu is well known for its unique jatras (parades) and cultures. This annual jatra begins on the second day of Dashain and ends on the last night of Dashain. Unlike the chariots in any other jatras, Satyanarayan Jatra has three chariots without wheels. The devotees carry the chariots on their shoulders. The chariots make a shape of an inverted umbrella on the top, consist of idols of various gods on the top, and have the pinnacle at the bottom. Each khat is rotated in a clockwise direction by a man sitting at its base while the chariots make a round of Hadigaun. The jatra is believed to invite protection and prosperity to the local inhabitants. The chariots are then left on the streets for the worshippers to pray and are gradually dismantled to be taken out next year, once the rounds are completed.

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#12841928

8 October 2025

A Nepali local traditional band sings hymns and plays instruments during the Hadi Gaun Jatra in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. This unique festival is an age-old tradition, and as they say, ''Kahi Nabhako Jaatra Hadigaun Maa'' (there's no parade like the ones in Handigaun). Hadigaun in Kathmandu is well known for its unique jatras (parades) and cultures. This annual jatra begins on the second day of Dashain and ends on the last night of Dashain. Unlike the chariots in any other jatras, Satyanarayan Jatra has three chariots without wheels. The devotees carry the chariots on their shoulders. The chariots make a shape of an inverted umbrella on the top, consist of idols of various gods on the top, and have the pinnacle at the bottom. Each khat is rotated in a clockwise direction by a man sitting at its base while the chariots make a round of Hadigaun. The jatra is believed to invite protection and prosperity to the local inhabitants. The chariots are then left on the streets for the worshippers to pray and are gradually dismantled to be taken out next year, once the rounds are completed.

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#12841941

8 October 2025

Nepali Hindu men play traditional instruments while leading the Hadi Gaun Jatra procession in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. This unique festival is an age-old tradition, and as they say, ''Kahi Nabhako Jaatra Hadigaun Maa'' (there's no parade like the ones in Handigaun). Hadigaun in Kathmandu is well known for its unique jatras (parades) and cultures. This annual jatra begins on the second day of Dashain and ends on the last night of Dashain. Unlike the chariots in any other jatras, Satyanarayan Jatra has three chariots without wheels. The devotees carry the chariots on their shoulders. The chariots make the shape of an inverted umbrella on the top, consist of idols of various gods on the top, and have the pinnacle at the bottom. Each khat is rotated in a clockwise direction by a man sitting at its base while the chariots make a round of Hadigaun. The jatra is believed to invite protection and prosperity to the local inhabitants. The chariots are then left on the streets for the worshippers to pray and are gradually dismantled to be taken out next year, once the rounds are completed.

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#12841943

8 October 2025

Nepali Hindu men play traditional instruments while leading the Hadi Gaun Jatra procession in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. This unique festival is an age-old tradition, and as they say, ''Kahi Nabhako Jaatra Hadigaun Maa'' (there's no parade like the ones in Handigaun). Hadigaun in Kathmandu is well known for its unique jatras (parades) and cultures. This annual jatra begins on the second day of Dashain and ends on the last night of Dashain. Unlike the chariots in any other jatras, Satyanarayan Jatra has three chariots without wheels. The devotees carry the chariots on their shoulders. The chariots make the shape of an inverted umbrella on the top, consist of idols of various gods on the top, and have the pinnacle at the bottom. Each khat is rotated in a clockwise direction by a man sitting at its base while the chariots make a round of Hadigaun. The jatra is believed to invite protection and prosperity to the local inhabitants. The chariots are then left on the streets for the worshippers to pray and are gradually dismantled to be taken out next year, once the rounds are completed.

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#12841936

8 October 2025

A Nepali Hindu man plays instruments during the Hadi Gaun Jatra in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 8, 2025. This unique festival is an age-old tradition, and as they say, ''Kahi Nabhako Jaatra Hadigaun Maa'' (there's no parade like the ones in Handigaun). Hadigaun in Kathmandu is well known for its unique jatras (parades) and cultures. This annual jatra begins on the second day of Dashain and ends on the last night of Dashain. Unlike the chariots in any other jatras, Satyanarayan Jatra has three chariots without wheels. The devotees carry the chariots on their shoulders. The chariots make a shape of an inverted umbrella on the top, consist of idols of various gods on the top, and have the pinnacle at the bottom. Each khat is rotated in a clockwise direction by a man sitting at its base while the chariots make a round of Hadigaun. The jatra is believed to invite protection and prosperity to the local inhabitants. The chariots are then left on the streets for the worshippers to pray and are gradually dismantled to be taken out next year, once the rounds are completed.

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#12816665

1 October 2025

Folk artists perform gongs and drums at the Dongyi Cultural Symbol Park Square in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China, on October 1, 2025.

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1 October 2025

Folk artists perform gongs and drums at the Dongyi Cultural Symbol Park Square in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China, on October 1, 2025.

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1 October 2025

Folk artists perform gongs and drums at the Dongyi Cultural Symbol Park Square in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China, on October 1, 2025.

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