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Sitar, India [1 of 9]  Previous image / Next image The sitar is a North Indian instrument related to the vina, an Indian zither. Played strings run over arched metal frets to the peg-box. Sympathetic strings run under the frets in the troughed neck to lateral pegs. Gift of Donald and Velma Lentz