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Khol

The khol is a terracotta two-sided drum used in northern and eastern India for accompaniment with devotional music (bhakti). It is also known as a mridanga (< Sanskrit mṛd + aṅga, lit. 'clay limb'), not to be confused with mridangam. It originates from the Indian states of Odisha, West Bengal, Assam and Manipur. The drum is played with palms and fingers…

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Khol

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Triples46
Avg. degree1.95
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related to Use · 23
Khol → According, Assam, Assamese, Assamese Neo-Vaishnavites, Bengali, Chandidas, Culture, Ek Saran Naam Dharma, Gaudiya Nritya, Govindadasa, Gyanadas, Indian, It, Jagannath, Ministry, Odia, Odisha, Radha Krishna, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Sankardeva
related to history · 10
Khol → Assamese, Assamese Khol, Bengal, Different, India, Manipur, Odisha, Sankardev, The, There
related to Description · 6
Khol → During, Natya Shastra, On, Players, The, They
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Khol → drum with a hollow earthen body, primary drum for bhajan and kirtan, terracotta two-sided drum used in northern and eastern India for accompaniment with devotional music
related to Construction · 2
Khol → Some, The
Classification · 1
Khol → Membranophones
Other names · 1
Khol → Mridanga

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drum used also odisha sound side instrument assamese india known mridangam mridanga terracotta assam manipur tabla dholak drumheads one made

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KholClassificationMembranophones1.00infobox
KholOther namesMridanga1.00infobox
Kholis aterracotta two-sided drum used in northern and eastern India for accompaniment with devotional music0.90text
Kholis adrum with a hollow earthen body0.90text
Kholis aprimary drum for bhajan and kirtan0.90text
Kholrelated to ConstructionThe0.60section
Kholrelated to ConstructionSome0.60section
Kholrelated to DescriptionThe0.60section
Kholrelated to DescriptionNatya Shastra0.60section
Kholrelated to DescriptionOn0.60section
Kholrelated to DescriptionDuring0.60section
Kholrelated to DescriptionPlayers0.60section

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