The document describes several traditional Indian musical instruments including the veena, a string instrument with a large lower bowl and smaller upper bowl; the sarod, a string instrument similar to the tambura with 7 strings that is played with a bow; and the shehnai, a double-reed wood or metal instrument about 2-2.5 feet long played like a clarinet. It also mentions percussion instruments like the mridangam, a pair of drums played with hands and thighs, and the ottu, an accompanying instrument to the nagaswara similar in appearance.