ancient Civilizations Ancient India Blastoff Discovery
markets and music modern indian marketplace It is a busy day at the market in ancient India A girl and her mother walk through the stalls in the Gupta city of Mathura They buy rice lentils and grapes They skip the meat seller though Their Buddhist family eats a vegetarian diet
veena performance The girl is especially excited this morning Later her family will attend a musical performance She hopes to hear a musician playing a stringed instrument called a veena It is her favorite