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  2. Damphu drum - Wikipedia

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    Nepali people playing Damphu. A damphu, or damfoo (Nepali: डम्फु), is a percussion instrument similar to a large tambourine. This instrument is used by the Tamang people of Nepal to play the melodious Tamang Selo. According to folklore Damphu was invented by Peng Dorje, a Tamang King [1] and named it after Nepal's national bird the ...

  3. Intertropical Convergence Zone - Wikipedia

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    The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ / ɪ tʃ / ITCH, or ICZ), [1] known by sailors as the doldrums [2] or the calms because of its monotonous windless weather, is the area where the northeast and the southeast trade winds converge. It encircles Earth near the thermal equator though its specific position varies seasonally.

  4. Doldrums (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    The doldrums, also called the "equatorial calms", are the calms and light baffling winds at the Intertropical Convergence Zone. Doldrums may also refer to: Music

  5. List of Nepali musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    These instruments have blended together when Nepali people have reported on what instruments to include in the Panche baja, although there is a difference between the Jhyali and Jhurma, noted in Kadel's Musical Instrument's of Nepal. [32] The cymbals are about 20-26 inches across, and have a boss about 6 cm high. [33] "Held horizontally and the ...

  6. Ama Dablam - Wikipedia

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    Ama Dablam is a mountain in the eastern Himalayan range of Koshi Province, Nepal.The main peak is 6,812 metres (22,349 ft), the lower western peak is 6,170 metres (20,243 ft).

  7. Madal - Wikipedia

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    The madal (Nepali: मादल) or maadal is a Nepalese folk musical instrument. [1] The madal is used mainly for rhythm-keeping in Nepalese folk music. It is very popular and widely used as a hand drum in Nepal. The madal has a cylindrical body with a slight bulge at its center and heads at both ends, one head larger than the other.

  8. Languages of Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Nepal's languages are mostly either Indo-European or Sino-Tibetan, while only a very few of them are Austro-Asiatic and Dravidian.. Out of 123 languages of Nepal, the 48 Indo-European languages, which are of the Indo-Aryan (Indic) sub-family (excluding English), constitute the largest group in terms of the numeric strength of their speakers, nearly 82.1% [8] of population.

  9. Shirishko Phool - Wikipedia

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    Shirishko Phool (Nepali: शिरीषको फूल; translated into English as The Blue Mimosa), published in 1964, is a Nepali language novel by Parijat. It was the author's first and most successful novel. It was awarded the Madan Puraskar in 1965.