THE BEST SIDE OF GANESH CHATURTHI FESTIVAL LALBAUG

Bass drums are generally produced from a single piece of tree trunk, normally mango or cedar, which happens to be hollowed out by either lathe or hand. Older, much larger drums were manufactured from the dense but gentle body weight cottonwood tree which is never found these days. Some bass drum shells are made of maple ply-wood, Other individuals

In the times of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the dhol was not just music—it was a call to arms. The beats reverberated through the forts and villages, summoning warriors to rise and defend Swarajya. One famous tale tells of how a single dhol player, perched atop Rajgad Fort, rallied a small group of soldiers into a force that defeated an enemy th