Dholak dhol drum, one of many percussion instruments of South Asia

Dholak ke Geet songs are Urdu folk songs from

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, sung by Hyderabadi women during daily routine chores or during wedding festivities. The folk songs are also known as "Lok Geet" and were popular as Chakkhi ke Geet (''chakkhi''–

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and ''geet''–songs), as they were sung when women used to grind grains at the mills. In modern days Dholak ke Geet are performed in pre-wedding occasions and upon family gathering on child birth.

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Dholak ke Geet are the celebratory songs mostly performed during the five days marriage celebrations in Hyderabad region.

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