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Bihu dhol

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An artist making dhol ahead of Rongali Bihu celebration at Tezpur on 11-04-08.

Pix by UB Photos.

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Submitted by Rittik Deka on Sat, 19/04/2008 - 05:48
This a nice and informative post
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Submitted by Amar Jyoti Dutta on Sat, 24/10/2009 - 13:16
I want to know about the origin of Dhol in Assam? Pls help...

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