Veena maker Sheik Mabu Saheb took nearly twenty days to carve head of the dragon-headed Veena. Photo: T. Appala Naidu
A boy tries his hand at Veena making in Nuzvid at his residence in Krishna District. Photo: T. Appala Naidu
Sheik Mabu Saheb's house is filled with different styles of Veena including Tanjavur Veena for repair. Photo: T. Appala Naidu
Sheik Mabu Saheb's house is filled with different styles of Veena including that of Tanjavur Veena for repair. Photo: T. Appala Naidu
Dragon-headed Nuzvid Veena created by Sheik Mabu Saheb is being recommended by the A.P State Government authorities for National Award-2013 in best artisan award category. Photo: T. Appala Naidu
The art work on Veena tells the place where it has been manufactured. Style of each veena including that of Tanjavur and Bobbili has its unique style of paint, a true sign of the work by the artisan. Photo: T. Appala Naidu
Well-known wooden block maker K. Gangadhar observes Nuzvid Veena at a unit in Nuzvid town in Krishna district. Photo: T. Appala Naidu
Bed-ridden for over a year, Sheik Meera Saheb always gathers strength to help his son Mabu Saheb in bringing out a perfect Veena piece at their house in Nuzvid in Krishna District. Photo: T. Appala Naidu
One of the first generation Nuzvid Veena makers Sheik Meera Saheb, 63, has quit the art owing to poor health condition. Photo: T. Appala Naidu
A few base units to be attached to the remaining part of Veenas kept ready for work at a Veena-making unit at Nuzvid in Krishna District. Photo: T. Appala Naidu