Small drumhead of a khol

The khol also known as a mrdanga is a terracotta two-sided drum used in northern and eastern India for accompaniment with devotional music (bhakti). It orginates from the Indian state West Bengal. It is used in ISKCON as the primary drum for kirtan and bhajan. One of the sides of the khol is much smaller than the other. Both sides are covered with animal hide. The hide on the smaller side is covered with a dried paste so that different regions of the surface will sound different. The drum is played with palms and fingers of both hands. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1032x801, 182 KB) en: Treble head of a Khol, bangla drum from India de: Hohes Fell eine Khol, einer Bengalischen Trommel aus Indien see Image:Khol_Bass. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1032x801, 182 KB) en: Treble head of a Khol, bangla drum from India de: Hohes Fell eine Khol, einer Bengalischen Trommel aus Indien see Image:Khol_Bass. ... Terra cotta is a hard semifired waterproof ceramic clay used in pottery and building construction. ... Drum carried by John Unger, Company B, 40th Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Mozart Regiment, December 20, 1863 Several American Indian-style drums for sale at the National Museum of the American Indian. ... Bhakti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... West Bengal   (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a new religious movement based on Bengali, or more specifically Gaudiya, Vaishnavism founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, referred to by followers as His Divine Grace, in New York in 1966. ... Also see Bhajan for interpretation purely in connection with Hinduism Kirtan is one of the pillars of Sikhism and in that context refers to the singing of the sacred hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib to set music normally in classical Raags format. ... A bhajan or kirtan is basically a Hindu or Sikh devotional song, often of ancient origin. ...

Bass of the same instrument

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1011x753, 174 KB) en: Bass of a Khol, bangla drum from India de: Bassfell eine Khol, einer Bengalischen Trommel aus Indien see Image:Khol_treble. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1011x753, 174 KB) en: Bass of a Khol, bangla drum from India de: Bassfell eine Khol, einer Bengalischen Trommel aus Indien see Image:Khol_treble. ...

See also

• Bhajan
• Kirtan
• ISKCON

A bhajan or kirtan is basically a Hindu or Sikh devotional song, often of ancient origin. ... Also see Bhajan for interpretation purely in connection with Hinduism Kirtan is one of the pillars of Sikhism and in that context refers to the singing of the sacred hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib to set music normally in classical Raags format. ... The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is a new religious movement based on Bengali, or more specifically Gaudiya, Vaishnavism founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, referred to by followers as His Divine Grace, in New York in 1966. ...

External links

• How to play Khol: online lessons
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