Agricultural labourers from Rajasthan travel to Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh in April-May every year to play the ravanahatha, a popular centuries-old folk instrument, and earn a seasonal income. The folk musicians, many of them from nomadic tribes, compete with the breathtaking views of the Dhauladhar mountain range and the enchanting Buddhist monasteries for the attention of tourists, who whiz past them on sightseeing missions in cars, taxis or on motorbikes. Every day, they play their instr