It is used in group dance and folk ensembles in Gujarat and neighboring regions. Here, instead of a small gourd, a larger variety of Doodhia Bhopla ( Marathi) is used as the air chamber fitted with two equal length bamboo reed pipes with a megaphone attached at the open end. It is found mainly in Gujarat and Maharashtra.

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The entourage ended with cries of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya'.

If my shooting fraternity is aiming high, so must I,' she said. Her next target? 'I want to surpass my personal best at the next international opportunity. She vouched to rescue the next talented shooter she hears of who is facing an economical hurdle. Very rarely do you find such support for a sportsperson from folks at home,' she said. 'It's because of them that I am here today in front of you all. To the people of her hometown, Sawant had the greatest regard for their support during her formative years. Mumbai shooters Mihika Palshetkar came draped in a nine-yard sari along with teammate Monisha Sant, for, as they explained, it was a Maharastra girl coming back home. 'I have been following her success over the past few days and it's an honour for us to play on this occasion,' said Ramesh Bhosale, who was dressed in traditional maula attire along with fellow tutari player Ramesh Shinde.

Olympian Viren Rasquinha was pretty happy with the chaos around her as the queen was welcomed to the booming sounds of the tutari, a musical instrument that was played in the days past to mark the return of victorious kings. It explained the pandemonium at Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport on late Monday night as the Kolhapur girl gradually progressed towards home after a stopover in the capital to bask in the glory. Among men only Manavjit Singh has managed gold.

The first earned by an Indian woman at a World Shooting Championship and a world record-equalling feat are just feathers fit for the hat. For the gold in the 50m rifle prone event at Munich, Germany, was meant to be earned by a humble soul through her dedication. That's what made all the difference as she stood tied with Poland's Ewa Joanna Nowakowska on 597, only to edge past and resign her counterpart to a silver fate. MUMBAI: When Tejaswini Sawant was quizzed on what it really takes to nail 41 bulls eyes, she smiled in content and said, 'focus and hard work'.

Tutari instrument sound