Gondhali

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Gondhali is a community in Maharashtra, India. Their occupation is to sing songs of the Goddesses of Maharashtra. Their songs are usually the mythological stories of their Gods. They use sambal, a set of drums tied to their neck and rested on their thighs to bring rhythm to their songs.[1]

This singing and dancing in front of the God is called Gondhal and people who do Gondhal are called Gondhali.[2]

References[edit]

  1. Lal, Ananda (2004). The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre. Oxford University Press. p. 135. ISBN 9780195644463.
  2. Varadpande, Manohar Laxman (1987). History of Indian Theatre. Abhinav Publications. p. 93. ISBN 9788170172789.