Khol: India musical instrument
The khol is also called mridanga. The khol is a terracotta two-sided musical drum that is used in the northern and the eastern parts of In...
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The khol is also called mridanga. The khol is
a terracotta two-sided musical drum that is used in the northern and the
eastern parts of India as an accompaniment with the devotional music called
‘bhakti’. The musical instrument originates from the Indian states of West
Bengal, Assam and Manipur. The musical drum is played with the palms and
fingers of the player’s both hands.
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The musical instrument is a drum that has the
body of clay, having the drumheads at both ends; one end of the instrument is
far smaller than the other. The drumheads of the musical instrument are manufactured
of cow skin and are three-layered and preserved with a circle or rice paste,
glue and iron called syahi. Some modern versions of the musical instrument are
manufactured with a fiberglass body and artificial drumheads.
The musical instrument was used by the
Assamese saint Sankardev.
The musical drum is used to accompany Bengali
kirtans by Medeival like Chandidas, Govindadasa and Gyanadas. The musical
instrument is also used to accompany Gaudiya Nritya, one of the nine Indian
classical dances. The musical instrument is the main musical
drum for bhajan and kirtan in
the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON,
"Hare Krishnas") and in Gaudiya Vaishnava societies.
