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"Supramanya, second son of Lord Siva"

Handcoloured engravings by Frederic Shoberl from his work 'The World in Miniature: Hindoostan'. London: R. Ackerman, 1820's. More images from the same source:

Text from the book that identifies and explains the images (text in public domain):

The dump, (see Musical Instruments, plate 2, fig. 11,) is a large drum, differing from ours in its octagon form, and in being beaten with the hand only. It is chiefly used in religious festivals.

Fig. 12, the khole, or mirdeng, is a kind of drum of baked earth, in the shape of two truncated cones joined together at their bases. The ends are covered with parchment like those of our European drums. This is the favourite instrument of the Tadins, Yo- gees and all the religious penitents.

The djougo, fig. 13, is a rather uncommon instrument. The sound is produced by the friction of a stick having a ball of packthread fastened to the end of it, on parchment stretched over a cylinder of baked earth. This cylinder is composed of two parts joined together, each of which is covered with a parchment which may be tightened or relaxed at pleasure, by means of a band that goes round the instrument. The player, at the same time that he rubs the stick above-mentioned on one end, strikes the other with a second.

The surmungla, fig. 14, a genuine Hindoo instrument, is composed of a number of bamboos split at the two ends, and held together by thin cross pieces. The performer plays by merely passing his hand over the instrument.

We now proceed to notice a few of the wind instruments of the Hindoos. Of these the ramsinga, fig. 15, is one of the most remarkable. It consists of four tubes of very thin metal, which fit one within another, and are generally covered with fine red varnish. It is played in the same manner as our trombone, but requires very strong lungs to draw from it a continuation of sounds.

Fig. 16, is a long pipe called tare, or pani cavaneh, more particularly employed for the purpose of announcing the death of a person, or the offerings made by his relatives on his funeral pile. The dull, mournful tones of this instrument render it very suitable for this office.

The baunk, fig. 17, is a kind of trumpet, which is not only used in processions, but employed by the Mahrattas as a military instrument both for cavalry and infantry. It resembles the military trumpet of Europe.

The soorna, fig. 18, is a sort of pipe exactly resembling our hautboy, and like the latter, played by means of a reed. Without any rule of music, the Hindoos always play it in a high key, which produces a noise extremely disagreeable to the ear, especially when it is accompanied by the dhauk, the khole, and the tobri. The soorna is nevertheless the principal instrument of the Hindoos: it is played in all religious ceremonies, and at the doors of all the pagodas. It forms, also, the usual accompaniment to the dances of the devedassees.

The tobri, fig. 19, is a sort of bagpipe, which has the effect of a bassoon. This instrument is played by barbers; it is used in all the pagodas, and likewise accompanies the dances of the bayaderes and devedassees.

The bunsi, fig. 20, is a species of pipe made of bamboo, and played with the nose, after the manner of some of the South Sea islanders.