[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891) › c11.246 # The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c11.246 The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c11.246 - **Language:** English ### [c11.246](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c11.246) The Budbúdika—shown on the right of the plate—is a small hand-drum from three to six inches in length, used by snake charmers, mendicants, &c. In shape it resembles an hour-glass, and in the centre a string is attached having a small ball of leather or cork at the end. When shaken in the hand the striker at the end of the string alternately touches each head. - [Previous: c11.245](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c11.245) - [Next: c11.247](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c11.247) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c11.246](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c11.246) · Pramāṇa