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'''Kamrupi Dhuliya''' are traditional folk [[drummer]]s from [[Undivided Kamrup district]] who play large and wide big drums called ''Bor Dhul'' mostly in ethnic festivals, traditional [[wedding]] or especially [[Folk religion|folk religious]] traditions of [[Indigenous peoples|aboriginal]] Saivitie or Sakti cults mostly. It is a part of the native culture of the Kaibarta-Jalkeot community of Lower Assam.<ref name="photo 1">{{Cite web|title=Resonating sigh on Bordhol- a photo story by Dasarath Deka|url=https://www.nezine.com/info/cTN5UVppNUswNmpTc1hYbXlVVDRIUT09/resonating-sigh-on-bordhol--a-photo-story-by-dasarath-deka.html|access-date=2021-05-13|website=nezine.com|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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Though associated with playing the ''Bor Dhul'', they are also known for mixing [[Acrobatics|traditional Martial Acrobatic]] skills during the act. Spontaneity of expressions and quickness of mind and feet were the hallmarks of Kamrupi Dhuliya's. Drumming is accompanied by songs and other skills sometimes.<br />
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The ''Bor Dhul'' make a deep low-pitched tribal drumming sounds and is mostly played by the indigenous Kaibarta-Jalkeot ethnic group of Lower Assam (a marginalized aboriginal community of Assam) and the cultural traditions related with the Kamrupi Dhulia like Deodha-Joki, Bah Puja, Mas Mara, Xomor Kola (native Martial Acrobatics) etc are intrinsically a part of the Kaibarta ethnic culture.<ref name="photo 1"/><ref>{{cite book |title= Socio-religious life of the indigenous ethnic groups of Lower Assam:a study of the fasts and festivals of Kamrup District|last= Śarmā|first=Hemantakumāra|year=1992 |publisher=Daya Pub. House|pages=262 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Proceedings of the 7th session of Indian Art History Congress, Kanyakumari|last=Sinha, Dwivedi|first=Chitta Ranjan Prasad, Umesh Chandra|year=1998|publisher=Indian Art History Congress, and Sundeep Prakashan, New Delhi|pages=126}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kamrupi Lokgeet]]<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{cite book |title=A critical study of the Rāmāyaṇa tradition of Assam, up to 1826 A.D.|last=Goswami|first=Basanta Kumar Deva|year=1994|publisher=Punthi Pustak|pages=311}}<br />
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