Manjeera Manjira Musical Instrument Handmade Percussion – Hand Cymbals Manjira Pair – Manjeera Indian Musical Instrument

• Product description  Manjeera Manjira Musical Instrument
• Hand cymbals manjira pair in with leather cords.
• Manjeera Size: Width- 0.5″ x Dia – 2.5″, Weight: 135 Grams
• Hand cymbals manjira pair can be used in prayer and rituals
• Handmade by artisans of Uttar Pradesh in north India

Product description Manjeera Manjira Musical Instrument

• Hand cymbal or manjira is a traditional hand percussion instrument of india. It is also known as manjeera, tala, jalra, khartal or kartal.
• Manjira has a significant importance in indian folk music.
• Basically manjira is played in the aarti of indian gods & goddesses for devotional music. Manjira in tibetan style is known as tingsha which is a small for majira.
• These cymbals used in prayer and rituals by tibetan buddhist practitioners.
• Two cymbals are joined together by a leather strap or cotton string.
• Manjira is mainly made of metal, but antique style cymbals are made from special bronze alloys that produce harmonic overtones.
• Though manjira is a small metal instrument, but it produces a sweet tinkling sound when struck together.
• Manjeera is an ancient instrument, which finds mention in old hymns as well as depiction on age-old temple walls.
• It has always been a part of devotional Aarti’s sung in prayer and praise to the Gods, and its variants have found popularity by different names in different parts of the country.
• This product supports and empowers a landless Hindu artisan community called ‘Thathera’ of Rajasthan. .
• It preserves the rare craft of casting brass metal in India.

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