Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Khol
- Instrument.names
- Mridanga
- Instrument.image
- Mridanga 1.jpg
- Instrument.image_capt
- Mridanga bayan, or khol
- Instrument.background
- Percussion
- Instrument.classification
- Membranophones
- Instrument.related
- Tabla, Dholak
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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 + , ), 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 of both hands.
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