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Photographer: MS | Rights management: Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 InternationalThe Mukhavīņa is slightly shorter than the Nāgasvaram and is considered the sister of this double-reed instrument from the south of India. This example has eight frontal tone holes and a comparatively large mouthpiece. Both the nāgasvaram and the mukhavīņa are played as melody instruments in street orchestras or during processions accompanied by drums.