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# Is the Nepali sarangi the same instrument?

 Updated 19 October 2026

 No: the Nepali **[sarangi](/instrument/sarangi)** belongs structurally to the sarinda group of the wider sarangi family. It has four playing strings of metal and gut and is played by the Gaine (Gandharva) community; modern instruments often use nylon or steel strings. The classical Hindustani sarangi usually has three gut playing strings and about 35 sympathetic strings.



 

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