text: SHEHNAI: Aerophone
  NORTH INDIA
  a premier wind pipe of North India. a wooden tube narrow near the blowing end and gradually widening at the other end, fitted with a metal bell, clso colled 'pyala'. contains seven finger holes. blown through the double reed, which is a vital part of the instrument. constantly provided with a drone by a similar looking instrument, without any holes. the percussion accompanying instrument is Naqqara or Dukkad. considered an auspicious instrument and played in social and religious ceremonies. also a Northern Indian concert instrument.
  