Image title: Taditional Terete Trumpet

Terete Trumpet;
Find-spot: Ganjam

Transcription (not proofread):

ମହୁରୀ (ଗଞ୍ଜାମ)

mahurī (gañjāma)

mahuri (ganjama)

Gallery information:

These photographs are from the “Musical instruments gallery” of the Odisha state museum in Bhubaneswar.—Musical instruments are foundational to musicology and integral to Odisha’s socio-cultural and religious traditions. Used extensively since the Vedic era, these instruments—ranging from folk clay and metal types to notable varieties like the Veena and Mardal—are frequently cited in Sarala and Pancha Sakha literature. Tribal communities also utilize specific instruments, particularly drums, for both ritualistic purposes and entertainment.