Panche baja
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It is referred to as panchje baja because in Nepali, panch means five (referring to the five different types), and baja means musical instruments.
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Components
The Script error: No such module "Lang". includes the jhyali (cymbals), or dholak (drums), damaha (large kettledrum), narsinga (a long, C-shaped trumpet), shehnai (a folk oboe),[2] and karnal (a wide-mouthed, straight trumpet with a bell that resembles the datura flower).[2]
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See also
References
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".. In Nepal, musicians belong to two untouchable castes (groups of the lowest class in India, whom members of the four main castes were once forbidden to touch), the Damai and the Gaine. The ensembles are known as panche baja
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