gagar
{{short description|Punjabi musical instrument and metal pitcher}}
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Gagar ({{langx|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 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.vikramasentamritsar.com/bhangra.html|title=PUNJAB'S BHANGRA INSTRUMENTS|author=|date=|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}} Gagar is traditionally used by milk venders as milk container also in Majha region (Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarantaran districts) of Punjab.
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File:Milk vender with typical traditional brass containers , Gagar ,used in Majha Region of Punjab 02.jpg|Milk vendor with typical traditional brass containers, called Gagar, used in the Majha region of Punjab
File:Milk vender with typical traditional brass containers , Gagar ,used in Majha Region of Punjab 01.jpg|Milk vendor with typical traditional brass containers, called Gagar, used in the Majha region of Punjab