The rest of the structure looks like a stick, with the head shaped in the form of a bird, a horse or even human bodies like Radha-Krishna. Three strings are bridged by a block of wood at one end and are tied to the pegs at the other. The sarinda is played with a bow, made of the hair of tails of animals or silk strings. The instrument is played to accompany bichar gan, murshidi gan, songs for boat races, kavigans etc; but it can also be used as a solo instrument.