[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891) › c10.16 # The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c10.16 The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c10.16 - **Language:** English ### [c10.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.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—\[Figure: \] - [Previous: c10.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c10.15) - [Next: c10.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c10.17) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c10.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c10.16) · Pramāṇa