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There
are various musical instruments that accompany the pahari
folk music of Himachal Pradesh. The kangarange is the
most commonly used stringed instrument. Among the wind
instruments are the bhopal, shamal, bugial,
and shehnai (different kinds of pipes), the damentu
(horn), the highly ornate narsingha (hornpipe) and the sanai (hautboy). Among the percussion instruments mention
may be made of damane, anga, dhol and dholak (drums), the
hulki (an hourglass-shaped drum),
the karnal (clappers), khanjiri (tambourine) and
jhanja (large cymbals).
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