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Jhummir style which became popular in Sandal Bar area (area between Ravi and Chenab and called Rachna Doab) is considered the most authentic style of jhummir.
- 1 2 Dhillan, I. S. (1998). Folk Dances of Panjab. National Book Shop. p. 55. ISBN 978-81-7116-220-8.
Lammochar i.e. southern, performed with hands joined all round and then with hands raised.
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- ↑ A. Jukes (1900). Dictionary of the Jatki or Western Panjábi Language. p. 156.
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- ↑ Service.), Edward O'Brien (of the Indian Civil (1881). Glossary of the Multani Language Compared with Punjábi and Sindhi. Printed at the Punjab Government Civil Secretariat Press. p. 87.
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