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356: 49: 161: 277: 295:. Bortaal is a symbol of Assamese traditional culture. Sometimes, the players perform dance-music with both e.g. in Gayan-Bayan, Bortaal Nritya etc. Sometimes the player perform with only music e.g. in Harinaam, Dihanaam etc. The rhythmic high-pitched sound of the Bortaal makes the surroundings pure and sacred. 491:"Solid Instrument Article, Musical Instruments: Solids, Solid Instrument From New Delhi, Solid Instrument Musical Instrument, Popular Solid Instrument, New Delhi Based Solid Instrument" 213:, which make high-pitched percussion sounds. In its simplest form, it consists of a pair of small hand cymbals. The word taal comes from the Sanskrit word 490: 251: 332:
Ramtaal or Khoritaal are two wooden handled musical instruments, containing multiple pairs of small cymbals. It is generally known India as
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Bortaal is the big size clash cymbal, Its weight approx. 1½−2 kg. The player who plays Bortaal is called in Assam as
890: 855: 470: 92: 66: 613: 132: 217:, which literally means a clap. It is a part of Indian music and culture, used in various traditional customs e.g. 99: 70: 81: 37: 309:. It is generally used in traditional, folk and classical music in India. It is also used in dance in 417:. Manjiras are ancient musical instruments. Manjiras can be seen in many ancient temple pictures. 763: 59: 17: 573: 521: 514: 788: 606: 106: 885: 755: 550: 8: 880: 875: 210: 413:. They are played in various religious events and ceremonies in India and especially in 725: 329:
This Instrument has some other names e.g. thaaleaj (Kashmir), taalam, tala, jalra etc.
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There are many types of Taal, categorised by size, weight and appearance.
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Khutitaal or Xarutaal is small size clash cymbal. It is also known as
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they are known as Taal. Initially Manjiras were played in
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The instrument is played in Nepal as well, known as the
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clash cymbals
Indian subcontinent
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