Udukai
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The udukku, udukai or udukkai is a member of the family of membranophone percussion instruments of India and Nepal used in folk music and prayers in Tamil Nadu.
Udukkku
Chennakeshava Temple, 12th century A.D. Goddess playing an hourglass drum.
Damaru
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A damaru is a small two-headed drum used in Hinduism and Tibetan Buddhism. In Hinduism, the damaru is known as the instrument of the Hindu deity Shiva, associated with Tantric traditions. It is said t
Udukai
…instruments of India and Nepal used in folk music and prayers in Tamil Nadu. The drums are an ancient design of hourglass drums similar to the northern damaru and southern idakka. Its shape is similar to other Indian hourglass drums, having a small snare stretched over one side. They are played with the bare…
A Tibetan damaru
Damaru
Two Damaru-shaped coins from the Gangetic Valley
Drum damaru – the Asia and Pacific Museum in Warsaw