text: VENU: Aerophone 
  SOUTH INDIA
  Cylindrical bamboo tube with uniform bore and closed at one end. It has on the upper side one mouth hole for blowing and eight finger holes. Held in horizontal position with the thumbs of both hands the notes are produced by stopping the finger holes with three fingers at the right hand. Note patterns of great variety are played for presenting Carnatic classical music practiced in Southern India. 
  