"Dhyangro" Nepali instrument (introduction)

 Dhyangro

In Nepali society, dhyangro is an instrument used by dhami and jhankri to cure a person who is ill. The hole is made by making a hole in the round wood and binding the wood on both sides to hold it. Especially at night, the dhami or jhankri plays the dhangro when anxious. This instrument is also played in death rites and worship. Its rhythm is of its own kind. Cane strings are used to play the drums.

The dhyāngro is a frame drum played by the jhakri (shamans) of Nepal—especially those of the Magars, the Kirati, and the Tamang—as well as by Tibetan Buddhist musicians.

The dhyāngro may be either single- or double-headed. Double-headed drums are said to have a male side and a female

 side.^[1] The drumhead, which is made from animal skin, is struck with a curved beater fashioned from cane.^[2] The frame may also be equipped with jingles. Like the na drum of Tibet, but unlike most frame drums, the dhyāngro usually has a handle. The carving in the wooden handle of a dhyāngro may be quite intricate; owing to Buddhist influence, the handles of some drums are fashioned into a kīla.