The tall snake charmer with a thick moustache stared into my eyes and smiled. His eyes were large. His rugged, good looks were accentuated by long, black, curly hair that reached his shoulder. He had ...

Ludhiana: In the sun-soaked deserts of Rajasthan, there lies a tradition as old as the sands themselves - the art of snake charming. For centuries, the families of snake charmers or "saperas" have ...

BENGALURU: The image of snake charmers, controlling snakes with their beens (a wind instrument used in snake charming), has been part of India’s identity for thousands of years. It was also one of the ...

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