Dollu
Dollu is an Indian membranophone with a big size and heavy weight, with a head made of either sheep or goat skins. It is fit tightly to a frame made of honne or mango tree wood. Dollu Kunitha is popular with the Kuruba Gowdas of 'Beereshwara Sampradaya'. The size and weight of the instrument necessitates that only men carry it and perform.
[edit] Origins
A story traces the origin of the 'Dollu' to the divine couple Shiva and Parvathi. To kill time Shiva and Parvathi played games and laid a bet. The bet was that the loser was to leave Kailasa to live anonymously on 'Bhuloka'(Earth), Shiva loses and so he moved into a cave in Bhuloka and stayed there in the form of a stone. 'Mayamurthi' Shiva's ardent loyalist guards the cave. As years pass by, Parvathi fed up of managing the universe sends 'Vayu' in search of Shiva but in vain. But Narada locates the cave, kills Mayamurthi and forces 'Shiva' to return to Kailasa.Shiva unwilling to leave behind the dead body of his trusted and beloved guard,Shiva makes a Dollu out of the dead body and carries it to Kailasa. Hence the 'Dollu' is popular among Shaivites.
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