Charming snakes
Buti Nath flips the lid of a basket and a cobra snake slowly emerges. The deadly reptile begins to sway as Buti plays his gourd flute.
He is a member of an ancient tribe of snake charmers known as Saperas, who over the generations have thrived on catching venomous snakes and making them dance to their music.
Children of a snake charmer prepare dinner.
Children of snake charmers sit next to a fire on a cold winter evening.
A wife of a snake charmer prepares dinner.
Posters are seen inside a house of a snake charmer.
Wife of a snake charmer holds her baby.
A son of a snake charmer collects buffalo dung to use as cooking fuel.
A woman prepares breakfast.
Wife of a snake charmer sleeps outside her home.
A daughter of a snake charmer holds snakes as she eats her breakfast.
Snakes are seen inside a pot.
A snake charmer sits on a road.
A snake charmer holds a cobra, which was caught in a house in a near-by village.
Rishi Nath poses with a cobra snake.
A boy holds a snake.
Ashiq Nath poses with a snake.
Binu Nath poses with a snake.
Manish Nath holds a snake.
