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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}<br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;dhantara&#039;&#039;&#039; (or &#039;&#039;&#039;dhanotu&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;ref name=&quot;Sharma2007&quot;&gt;{{cite book|author=Manorma Sharma|title=Musical heritage of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nuWBch2jTqAC&amp;pg=PA81|accessdate=29 March 2012|date=1 January 2007|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-313-0046-6|pages=81–}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- I&#039;M NOT 100% SURE &quot;DHANOTU&quot; IS THE SAME THING, BUT BY CONTEXT, AND BY BEING A BOWED TRIBAL INSTRUMENT OF SIMILAR NAME, I THINK IT SAFE TO GUESS IT&#039;S THE SAME THING --&gt;) is a bowed string instrument found in [[Himachal Pradesh]] state of India. The instrument is similar to the classical [[sarangi]], but is more primitive, having only three melody strings and no &#039;&#039;tarab&#039;&#039; ([[sympathetic strings]]). The instrument is popular among the [[Gaddi people]] of that state, and often decorated with flowers.&lt;ref name=&quot;Sharma1998&quot;&gt;{{cite book|author=Manorma Sharma|title=Tribal melodies of Himachal Pradesh: Gaddi folk music|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CDxa5G2S0AwC&amp;pg=PA34|accessdate=29 March 2012|date=1 January 1998|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7024-912-2|pages=34–}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Music of Himachal Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:String instruments]]<br /> [[Category:Indian musical instruments]]<br /> [[Category:Bowed instruments]]</div>

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