Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s6.64

v2.c27.s6.64

² The turai is the sole instrument of the many of the trumpet kind which is not dissonant. The Kotah prince has the largest band, perhaps, in these countries; instruments of all kinds—stringed, wind, and percussion. But as it is formed by rule, in which the sacred and shrill conch-shell takes precedence, it must be allowed that it is anything but harmonious.