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Parvathy Baul, originally uploaded by ramesh_lalwani.

Bauls (Bengali: বাউল) are a group of mystic minstrels from Bengal. Bauls constitute both a syncretic religious sect and a musical tradition used as a vehicle to express Baul thought. Bauls are a very heterogeneous group, with many different streams to the sect, but their membership mainly consists of Vaishnavite Hindus and Sufi Muslims.[1] They can be often identified by their distinctive clothes and musical instruments, like the ektara. Though Bauls comprise only a small fraction of the Bengali population, their influence on the culture of Bengal is considerable. In 2005, the Baul tradition was included in the list of "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.
Parvathy is well known Baul Singer

“Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.”, originally uploaded by Dreamzzzz.....

One gets to hear the local folk music everywhere in Rajastan, which seems to be soul of Rajastan

In Rajasthan one will find a song for every occasion one can think of be it happy or sad.
String instruments like Sarangi, Ektara, Morchang, Kamayacha, Rawanhatta are an integral part of their music along with dholaki.

These bunch of Sarangi's along with CD's of some artist were on sale near Gadsisar Lake in Jaiselmer

With tourism taking a hit due to world economy ,it must be tough on the people who depend on tourism as livelihood.