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Ghatam

घटम
said gha-tam
also written: ghatam, ghata
Meaning

A large clay pot played as a percussion instrument, struck with the fingers, wrists and palms.

Literally: Sanskrit ghata, an earthen pot.

Related words
SANSKRIT

Pakhawaj

A two-headed barrel drum laid horizontally, the deep-toned percussion of dhrupad and the ancestor of the tabla.

ARABIC

Tabla

A pair of hand drums central to North Indian classical music.

SANSKRIT

Mridang

A double-headed barrel drum used in classical and devotional Indian music.

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