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Damaru
Indian two-headed drum / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A damaru (Sanskrit: डमरु, IAST: ḍamaru; Tibetan ཌ་མ་རུ་ or རྔ་ཆུང) is a small two-headed drum, used in Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism. In Hinduism, the damaru is known as the instrument of the deity Lord Shiva, associated with Tantric traditions. It is said to be created by Lord Shiva to produce spiritual sounds by which the whole universe has been created and regulated.[3] In Tibetan Buddhism, the damaru is used as an instrument in meditation practices.[4]
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Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 212.241 (Membranophone. Individual hourglass-shaped rattle vi drums (under revised Hornbostel Sachs classifications)[1][2]) |
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