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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 (drum)|sambal]], a set of drums tied to their neck and rested on their thighs to bring rhythm to their songs.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=DftkAAAAMAAJ&q=gondhali+community&dq=gondhali+community|title=The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre|last=Lal|first=Ananda|date=2004|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780195644463|pages=135|language=en}}</ref><br />
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This singing and dancing in front of the God is called Gondhal and people who do Gondhal are called Gondhali.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=6ZrjC24PuDQC&pg=PA93&lpg=PA93&dq=gondhal+ritual#v=onepage&q=gondhal%20ritual&f=false|title=History of Indian Theatre|last=Varadpande|first=Manohar Laxman|date=1987|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=9788170172789|pages=93|language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Musician castes]]<br />
[[Category:People from Maharashtra]]<br />
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