Handmade cymbal or manjeera is a traditional hand percussion instrument of India. It is also known as manjeera, tala, jalra, khartal or kartal. Manjeera has a significant importance in Indian folk music. Basically manjeera is played in the aarti of Indian Gods & Goddesses for devotional music. Manjeera in Tibetan style is known as tingsha which is a small for majeera. These cymbals used in prayer and rituals by Tibetan Buddhist practitioners. Two cymbals are joined together by a leather strap or cotton string. Manjeera is mainly made of brass metal, but antique style cymbals are made from special bronze alloys that produce harmonic overtones. Though Manjeera is a small metal instrument, but it produces a sweet tinkling sound when struck together.
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