| It is related to the shehnai of northern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. |
| Shehnai, double-reed conical oboe of North India. |
| Bismillah Khan, who introduced the shehnai to the concert stage, is one of the best-known performers on this instrument. |
| The dance is performed at night in an open space to traditional and folk melodies, played on the reed pipes mohuri and shehnai. |
| Reports suggest that the family of late shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan has declined the offer to propose Narendra Modi's candidature from Varanasi. |
