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The taal (Assamese: তাল; Odia: ଗିନି, Gini ), manjira (also spelled manjīrā or manjeera), jalra, or gini is a pair of clash cymbals,[1] which make high-pitched percussion sounds. In its simplest form, it consists of a pair of small hand cymbals.[2] The word taal comes from the Sanskrit word Tālà, which literally means a clap. It is a part of Indian music and culture, used in various traditional customs e.g. Bihu music, Harinaam etc.It is a type of Ghana vadya.In Hindu religious contexts it is known as karatalas (Sanskrit: करताल, IAST: Karatāla; kara "hand", "arm" and tāla "rhythm", "beat"), typically used to accompany devotional music such as bhajan and kirtan. They are commonly used by Hare Krishna devotees when performing harinam, but are ubiquitous to all Hindu devotional music.