The ' () is a set of five traditional Nepali musical instruments that are played during holy ceremonies, especially marriages. are usually played by the Damai and the Gaine castes in the Hindu tradition. They are played using the rhythm of folk Nepali songs.
It is referred to as panchje baja because in Nepali, panch means five (referring to the five different types), and baja means musical instruments.
The first part of the term is also transliterated , , or ; the latter also as .
The includes the shehnai or (Sanai/Sahanai),, Tyamko, dholaki (drums), damaha or Nagara (large kettledrum), narsinga (a long, C-shaped trumpet), jhyali or Jhurma/Jhymta (cymbals), and karnal (a wide-mouthed, straight trumpet with a bell that resembles the datura flower).
Other renderings give the ensemble as: , , , , and .
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