Minstrel playing music and singing a song in praise of the hindu god Pabuji visible on the scroll painting behind ( India)

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The man belongs to the "bhopa" community, low caste folk musicians living in Rajasthan. They are also the priest singers of Pabuji, one of the main local gods in western India. The musical instrument they use is called "ravanhatta".

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Size: 4579px × 2977px
Location: Pushkar ( India)
Photo credit: © Franck METOIS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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