Mohd. Haneef, 78, works on a 300-year-old Mutiya to soften the cotton at his residence in Old City. Photo: K.Ramesh Babu
Mohd. Haneef, a 78-year-old Dudekula worker, measures the string made of sheep’s nerve along his 300-year-old ‘Mutiya’ . Photo: K.Ramesh Babu
Mohd. Haneef pulls the string from end to end on the wooden ‘Mutiya’ . Photo: K.Ramesh Babu
Mohd. Haneef tightens the string over the wooden instrument. Photo: K.Ramesh Babu
Mohd. Haneef thrashes the soiled cotton to clean it of impurities. Photo:K.Ramesh Babu
Mohd. Haneef runs the instrument to soften the cotton. Photo:K.Ramesh Babu
Mohd. Haneef ties the balancing pole to the instrument. Photo: K Ramesh Babu
Softened cotton is churned out by the wooden instrument. Photo:K Ramesh Babu