Dhol

Dhol (Hindi pronunciation: [ɖʰoːl]) can refer to any one of a number of similar types of double-headed drum widely used, with regional variations, throughout the Indian subcontinent. Its range of distribution in Indian subcontinent primarily includes northern areas such as the Jammu, Himachal, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Kashmir, Sindh, Assam Valley, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Konkan, Goa, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. A related instrument is the dholak or dholki. Dhols are amongst other events used in Indian wedding ceremony processions such as Baraat or Varyatra.

This article is about the South Asian musical instrument. For the Persian drum, see Dohol. For the Armenian and Georgian drums, see Nagara (drum) and Caucasian dhol. For other uses, see Dhol (disambiguation).
"Dholi" redirects here. For the ethnic group also known as Dholi, see Damai.
Dhol
Classification Membranophone
Related instruments
Dholki
More articles or information
Garba, Bhangra, Music of Punjab, Bihu Dance

Someone who plays the dhol is known as dholi.

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