Rak Dung

Rak Dung
The Long Horn is a unique buddhist traditional ritual music instrument made from brass trumpet, also known as Rag Dung here in Sikkim.This instrument is intergal part of buddhist rituals
It is believed that this ritual instrument was started in the year 1040 AD. It was played for inviting Atisha, one of the great Indian Buddhist Masters in Tibet who was invited to preach Buddhism there.
The Rak Dung is always played in pairs and it is around ten to twelve feet in length and melody produces by the Rak dung is considered as singing of an elephant.