How to play dholak in kirtan

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00:23In Indian tradition,

00:25the biggest role of dholak is

00:28is an important role in Indian folk music.

00:32People of all walks of life are learning dholak.

00:35Let's find out why people are getting interested in dholak,

00:40what is its history, what are its details,

00:43and why dholak is being used in all kinds of music.

00:48Dholak is played in every culture from birth to death.

00:55In India, dholak is the only instrument that is worshipped.

01:01In marriages, dholak is first worshipped,

01:05and then it is adorned with batases.

01:09Only after the batases are adorned with dholak,

01:11a ceremony begins.

01:13I remember when I was a child,

01:15dholak was taken from our house,

01:17and when it came back, it was adorned with batases.

01:19I didn't know much about dholak then,

01:21but I used to ask my parents about it.

01:24They used to tell me that dholak is worshipped,

01:27and it

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