is a long neck plucked string instrument, a resonator made of dried pumpkin attached at the bottom of Tanpura.

Tanpura has four strings, a thin piece of cotton or silk string slide between the bridge and metal strings to adjust the tonal quality. Strings are plucked in a rhythm to produce a definite drone pattern for the music.

Quality of material, finishing, carving, engraving, style, design and scale of Tanpura defines the models of Tanpuras.