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Tumbaknari: Kashmir’s love for melody
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A Kashmiri potter adjusts freshly-made earthen Tumbaknaris, a Kashmiri musical drum. (Waseem Andrabi/ HT)
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A potter arranging set of Tumbaknaris for baking in a furnace. (Waseem Andrabi/ HT)
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The musical instrument has been deeply ingrained in the culture of Kashmir since ages. (Waseem Andrabi/ HT)
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The instrument is also played by Kashmiri women at occasions of merriment like marriage. (Waseem Andrabi/ HT)
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The instrument is still made of baked clay maintaining its originality. (Waseem Andrabi/HT)
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A similar instrument is also played in Iran and Arabia, and it is from here that the historians believe, the instrument may have come to Kashmir. (Waseem Andrabi/ HT)
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Making this instrument is not easy. It needs to be moulded delicately and requires lot of patience on the part of the potter. (Waseem Andrabi/ HT)
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