Editing Kanjira (section)

==Nepal==
[[Image: Khaijadi Bhajan.ogv|thumb|200px|right|Nepalese performance using a variety of Khaijadi tambourines.]]
In Nepal the Kanjira is called Khaijadi (खैंजडी). The country has a [[List of Nepali musical instruments#Tambourines and frame drums|variety of tambourines]] besides the Khaijadi, including the Daanf, Damphu (डम्फू) and Hring.

The instrument is used in dances and chants at festivals.

One example are the Khanjadi bhajan (खैंजडी भजन), hymns sung in the [[Chhetri]]-[[Brahmin]] society. It is customary to sing this khanjadi bhajan in the Kathmandu Valley as well as in most parts of the eastern hills. Most of the performers are from the regional Brahmin community, but all castes are entertained as spectators and listeners. The event includes dancers dancing in pairs while Chudka hymns are sung by the musicians and audience. The event uses [[Puranic Hinduism|Puranic Hindu]] scriptures. This type of hymn uses a mixture of both verse and prose. At the beginning, part of the story is presented in prose. Then the lyrical hymn begins. To sing a hymn, one has to study the religious texts extensively and be able to give it its original form. The voice of the psalmist should also be such that it can attract everyone. In the same way, there should be singers who can play the khanjadi used in the psalms skillfully and know how to dance.