Image title: Taditional Jodi Mahuri Trumpet

Jodi Mahuri Trumpet;
Find-spot: Balasore

Transcription (not proofread):

ମହୁରୀ (ବାଲେଶ୍ବର)

mahurī (bāleśbara)

mahuri (balesbara)

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.