Panche baja

The panche baja is a set of five traditional Nepali musical instruments that are played during holy ceremonies, especially marriages. Panche bajas are usually played by the Damai and the Gaine castes in the Hindu tradition. They are played using the rhythm of folk Nepali songs.
It is referred to as panchje baja because in Nepali, panch means five, and baja means musical instruments.
The first part of the term is also transliterated panche, panchai, or pancai; the latter also as baaja.

Components

The panche baja includes the jhyali, or dholak, damaha, narsinga, shehnai, and karnal.
Other renderings give the ensemble as: shehnai, jhyali, dholki, tyamko, and damaha.