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{{Infobox instrument<br />
| name = Dollu<br />
| image = Dollu-kunitha.jpg<br />
| caption = The dollu being played by Dollu Kunitha dancers<br />
| background = percussion<br />
| classification = [[Percussion Instrument]]<br />
| hornbostel_sachs = 211.222.1 [[Membranophone]]<br />
| developed = Karnataka<br />
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The '''dollu''' is a double-headed drum native to [[Karnataka]], [[India]]{{Citation Needed|date=July 2018}}. It is classified as a [[membranophone]]. The heads are made of [[sheep]] or [[goat]] skin and the frame is made of honne or [[mango]] tree wood. The instrument is used mostly in theatrical dances with religious or mythological themes. It is carried by means of a belt or harness and struck with the hand or a short stick. It is loud, low pitched and not particularly tonal.<br />
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== Origins ==<br />
Hindu mythology traces the origin of the Dollu to the divine couple [[Shiva]] and [[Parvathi]]{{Citation Needed|date=July 2018}}. To pass time, Shiva and Parvathi played games and laid a bet. Whichever one of them lost the bet was to leave [[Mount Kailash|Kailasa]] to live anonymously on Bhuloka ([[Earth]]). [[Shiva]] lost the bet and moved into a cave, taking the form of a [[Rock (geology)|stone]]. Mayamurthi, Shiva's ardent loyalist, guarded the [[cave]]. Over time Parvathi became fed up of managing the universe and decided to send [[Vayu]] in search of Shiva, but it was in vain. [[Narada]] located the cave, killed Mayamurthi and forced 'Shiva' to return to Kailasa. [[Shiva]], unwilling to leave behind the dead body of his trusted and beloved guard, made a Dollu out of the dead body and carried it to Kailasa. For the reasons of its origins, the Dollu is a popular instrument among [[Shaivism|Shaivites]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
*{{cite web | title =Dollu Kunitha | url =http://dollukunitha.hpage.co.in/dollu-kunitha_46065197.html | accessdate = September 9, 2013}}<br />
*{{cite web | title =Dollu Kunita | work =Jaanapada Loka | publisher =Jaanapada Loka | url =http://www.jaanapadaloka.com/Dollu_Kunita | accessdate =September 9, 2013 | url-status =dead | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20140111194450/http://www.jaanapadaloka.com/Dollu_Kunita | archivedate =January 11, 2014 }}<br />
*{{cite web | last =Casey | title =Dollu Kunitha | work =The Past, Present and the Future | date =March 30, 2007 | url =http://kalatraya.blogspot.com/2007/03/dollu-kunitha.html | accessdate = September 9, 2013}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Dollu Kunitha]]<br />
* [[Parvathi]]<br />
* [[Shiva]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian musical instruments]]<br />
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