Damphu drum

Then he tightened the dried deerskin on one side of the circle, using 32 bamboo sticks called phurba.

[citation needed] The damphu generally used during performances and celebrations and is like a bodhrán, a single-sided circular frame drum decorated with symbols or left plain.

It can have a small stick 4 to 6 inches long attached to the instrument body or played just with the hands.

The Damphu is not to be confused with a similar drum, the dhyāngro having jingles, which is used exclusively in ritual by Nepali shamans.

The Dhyāngro is a double-sided disk-shaped drum topped with leather having a long wooden handle.

Along with the original rhythm of Tamang Selo music, it has an important influence in Nepalese culture.