Long before Brahmanical influences crept into the community, wedding rituals among the Kolis would play out in sync with the melodious songs of dhavlas and dhavlarines. These songsters and songstresses — a dwindling tribe today — knew a song for every occasion — be it muhurtamedh or the beginning of weddings, the haldi ceremony, or shimga (during Holi), when a newly wedded bride and groom are invited to the former’s mother’s home with much fanfare. Dhavlarine Sau Pushpalata Bhagirath Thanekar, a septuagenarian, is the last of her clan today in Chendani Koliwada, Thane, where she resides, sings and holds on to the fading tradition. Twenty-six dhavla songs, which Thanekar still sings and remembers, have now been compiled by the Tandel Fund of Archives (TFA) in the third edition of the publication series titled आय माझी कोनाला पावली? (Aai Majhi Konala Pavali?; a title referring to the popular Koligeet dedicated to goddess Ekvira).