Dotara

Comparatively, the sarod is a slightly larger and more elaborate instrument, being built with an additional set of resonant sympathetic strings.

It is commonly played in Bangladesh (where it is known as the national instrument)[1] and the Indian states of Assam, West Bengal and Bihar.

The word is from Eastern Indo-Aryan (do târ), literally "two strings", or “double-stringed”, with the suffix “-a” indicating “having, -ed”.

Additionally, it was believed to have been called dotara due to the strings being of equal pitch in tuning.

It is made out of neem or other hardwood, with an elongated, roundish belly for a soundbox, which tapers to a narrow neck culminating in a peg box which is often elaborately carved in the shape of a peacock-head, swan-head or other animal motifs.