page_title: S. Ballesh
hierarchical_section_title: S. Ballesh
caption_attribution_description: English: Shehnai Player Pandit Dr.S. Ballesh
context_page_description: Pandit S. Ballesh is an Indian shehnai player.
  He is also a Patiala gharana Hindustani vocalist and expert in Benares gharana shehnai playing and ghazal singer.
  Ballesh trained under the shehnai virtuoso Ustad Bismillah Khan. He is a member of the Panchakshara Gavai brotherhood. He has performed in classical concerts, in jugalbandis, and in film music.
context_section_description: Pandit S. Ballesh (born Ballappa Sanna Bharamappa Bhajantri on 1 April 1958) is an Indian shehnai player.
  He is also a Patiala gharana Hindustani vocalist and expert in Benares gharana shehnai playing and ghazal singer.
  Ballesh trained under the shehnai virtuoso Ustad Bismillah Khan.  He is a member of the Panchakshara Gavai brotherhood. He has performed in classical concerts, in jugalbandis (duets), and in film music.
caption: Shehnai Player Pandit Dr. S.Ballesh
exif: {"Image Make": "Canon", "Image Model": "Canon EOS 5D Mark IV", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "300", "Image YResolution": "300", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows", "Image DateTime": "2017:01:27 16:00:44", "Image ExifOffset": "216", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "898", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "7470", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/250", "EXIF FNumber": "14/5", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Manual", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "2500", "EXIF SensitivityType": "Recommended Exposure Index", "EXIF RecommendedExposureIndex": "2500", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0230", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2016:11:12 07:20:08", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2016:11:12 07:20:08", "EXIF ShutterSpeedValue": "995723/125000", "EXIF ApertureValue": "1485427/500000", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MaxApertureValue": "3", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Spot", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode", "EXIF FocalLength": "200", "EXIF SubSecTimeOriginal": "80", "EXIF SubSecTimeDigitized": "80", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "3816", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "4128", "EXIF FocalPlaneXResolution": "268800/47", "EXIF FocalPlaneYResolution": "2240000/391", "EXIF FocalPlaneResolutionUnit": "2", "EXIF CustomRendered": "Normal", "EXIF ExposureMode": "Manual Exposure", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Manual", "EXIF SceneCaptureType": "Standard", "EXIF BodySerialNumber": "038022000646", "EXIF LensSpecification": "[70, 200, 0/0, 0/0]", "EXIF LensModel": "EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM", "EXIF LensSerialNumber": "0000c00c22"}