The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c10.16

c10.16

In temples, chiefly those of Lingayet or other Saivite sects, there is a peculiar kind of music in use called Kâradísaméla. It is so-called because a large conical kettle-drum called by that name is the principal instrument employed in it. The Kâradísaméla carries with it a special rhythm of its own; for lively airs—[Figure: ]—; for those of a mournful nature—[Figure: ]