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345: 38: 150: 266: 284:. 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. 480:"Solid Instrument Article, Musical Instruments: Solids, Solid Instrument From New Delhi, Solid Instrument Musical Instrument, Popular Solid Instrument, New Delhi Based Solid Instrument" 202:, 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 479: 240: 321:
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
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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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Manjira
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