Sitar - Changing the Sympathetic Strings

[celebratinglife11]

i just bought a sitar, and i am still not sure what does these strings do??

[boondawgle]

Thanks

[LTLfilms]

how many strings is that sitar

[ZOMBIE7426]

@LTLfilms looks like 18, i could be wrong though

[eregel46]

@ZOMBIE7426 20 strings 7 ones on top and 13 little guys