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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:Gagar.JPG|thumb|300 px|Metal pitcher used to store water and as a musical beat instrument]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Gagar&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{lang-pa|ਗਾਗਰ}}, pronounced: gāger), a metal pitcher used to store water in earlier days, is also used as a musical instrument in number of [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] folk songs and dances. It is played with both hands with rings worn on fingers. It is closely associated with the other music instrument, [[Gharha]], which is an earthen pitcher.&lt;ref name=va&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.vikramasentamritsar.com/bhangra.html|title=PUNJAB&#039;S BHANGRA INSTRUMENTS|author=|date=|work=|publisher=www.vikramasentamritsar.com|access-date=10 Mar 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521211810/http://www.vikramasentamritsar.com/bhangra.html|archive-date=2012-05-21|df=}}&lt;/ref&gt; Gagar is traditionally used by milk venders as milk container also in [[Majha region]] (Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarantaran districts) of Punjab.<br /> [[File:Milk vender with typical traditional brass containers , Gagar ,used in Majha Region of Punjab 01.jpg|thumb|]]<br /> [[File:Milk vender with typical traditional brass containers , Gagar ,used in Majha Region of Punjab 02.jpg|thumb|left]]<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> <br /> *[[Gharha]]<br /> *[[Folk Instruments of Punjab]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Punjabi music]]<br /> [[Category:Folk instruments of Punjab]]</div>

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