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# ਨਗਾਰਾ

nagara

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In short

Nagara (ਨਗਾਰਾ) is a large kettledrum, a bowl shaped drum with a hide head, played with sticks and often in a pair of two sizes. In Punjab it is the drum of the gurdwara, beaten during ardas and as a call to langar, and its famous form is the Ranjit Nagara, the drum of victory.

## How it's used

1. 1ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਵੇਲੇ ਨਗਾਰਾ ਵੱਜਿਆ।The nagara was beaten during ardas in the gurdwara. _During ardas_
2. 2ਰਣਜੀਤ ਨਗਾਰਾ ਅਨੰਦਪੁਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਗਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ।The Ranjit Nagara was installed at Anandpur Sahib. _The famous drum_
3. 3ਵੱਡਾ ਨਗਾਰਾ ਡੂੰਘੀ ਅਤੇ ਛੋਟਾ ਨਗਾਰਾ ਹਲਕੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।The big nagara gives a deep sound and the small nagara a lighter sound. _The pair_
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1. 4ਤਿਉਹਾਰ ਵਾਲੇ ਦਿਨ ਨਗਾਰੇ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਦੂਰ ਤੱਕ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਦਿੱਤੀ।On the festival day, the sound of the nagara was heard far away. _Festive occasions_

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ

ਨਗਾਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡਾ ਢੋਲ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਸਰੀਰ ਕੌਲੀ ਵਰਗਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉੱਪਰ ਖੱਲ੍ਹ ਮੜ੍ਹੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਡੰਡਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਵਜਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਦੋ ਵੱਖ ਵੱਖ ਅਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਨਗਾਰੇ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਵੱਜਦੇ ਹਨ। ਸਿੱਖ ਇਨਸਾਈਕਲੋਪੀਡੀਆ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਨਗਾਰਾ ਫ਼ਾਰਸੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਨੱਕਾਰਾ ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਰੂਪ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇਹ ਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਸ਼ਾਨ ਦੀ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਸੀ। ਸੰਨ 1684 ਵਿੱਚ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਅਨੰਦਪੁਰ ਵਿਖੇ ਰਣਜੀਤ ਨਗਾਰਾ ਲਗਵਾਇਆ, ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ ਜੰਗ ਦੇ ਮੈਦਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਿੱਤ ਦਾ ਢੋਲ। ਅੱਜ ਲਗਭਗ ਹਰ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਗਾਰਾ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਅਰਦਾਸ ਵੇਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਲੰਗਰ ਲਈ ਸੱਦਾ ਦੇਣ ਵੇਲੇ ਵਜਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।

What does nagara mean in Punjabi? Nagara (ਨਗਾਰਾ) is a large kettledrum, a bowl shaped drum with a hide head played with sticks, usually as a pair of two different sizes, and in Punjab it is best known as the drum of the gurdwara and as the Ranjit Nagara, the drum of victory.

## What does nagara mean in Punjabi?

The Sikh Encyclopedia explains that nagara is the Punjabi form of the Persian naqqarah, meaning a kettledrum, and that a kettledrum was a symbol of royalty. Grinnell College, in its musical instrument collection, describes the nagara in the same way: a pair of kettledrum membranophones of the Indian subcontinent, used from royal courts and religious shrines to folk dances, struck with two stick beaters, the larger drum of the pair sounding lower and more resonant than the smaller. SikhiWiki adds the Punjabi pairing called Joh Nagara: the bigger drum is made of copper and covered with buffalo skin for a heavy, deep sound, while the smaller is made of steel and covered with camel skin for a lighter sound.

## What is the Ranjit Nagara?

The Sikh Encyclopedia records that in 1684 Guru Gobind Singh had a kettledrum installed at Anandpur at his bidding, through his diwan Nand Chand, and named it Ranjit Nagara, literally the drum of victory in the battlefield. It was usually beaten when the Guru went out for the chase, and its thunderous roll alarmed the local hill raja. SikhiWiki gives the same year and adds that the drum was beaten every day at the Keshgarh Sahib throne at Anandpur Sahib, as a declaration of the sovereignty of the Khalsa, and that Nishan, the flag, and Nagara, the drum, remain an integral part of a Takht and of gurdwaras.

## Where is the nagara heard today?

The Sikh Encyclopedia says the kettledrum became part of Sikh tradition and continues to this day: almost every gurdwara maintains a large kettledrum, called dhaunsa or nagara, which is beaten during ardas, the supplicatory prayer, to punctuate certain lines, and as a call for meals in the Guru ka Langar. SikhiWiki describes nagaras as huge drums, about two to three feet across and played with sticks, with the special Ranjit Nagara up to five feet across: once war drums that also heralded kings and princes, they are now played on festive occasions.

## Related words

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Sources (3)
1. [Ranjit Nagara, The Sikh Encyclopedia: nagara is Punjabi for the Persian naqqarah, a kettledrum and symbol of royalty; Guru Gobind Singh had the Ranjit Nagara installed at Anandpur in 1684, beaten when he went out for the chase; almost every gurdwara now keeps a dhaunsa or nagara, beaten during ardas and as a call for langar meals](https://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/ranjit-nagara/)
2. [Ranjit Nagara, SikhiWiki: nagaras are huge drums about 2 to 3 feet across, played with sticks, the Ranjit Nagara up to 5 feet; beaten daily at the Keshgarh Sahib throne as a declaration of Khalsa sovereignty; Joh Nagara pair, the bigger of copper with buffalo skin and the smaller of steel with camel skin](https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Ranjit%5FNagara)
3. [Nagara, Grinnell College Musical Instrument Collection: a pair of kettledrum membranophones of the Indian subcontinent, used from royal courts and religious shrines to folk dances, shells of clay or metal in a wide range of sizes, struck with two wooden stick beaters](https://omeka-s.grinnell.edu/s/MusicalInstruments/item/5172)
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On this page[In short](#in-short)[How it's used](#how-used)[ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਥ](#pa-meaning)[What does nagara mean in Punjabi?](#s-b002)[What is the Ranjit Nagara?](#s-b004)[Where is the nagara heard today?](#s-b006)

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