The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c9.224

c9.224

In the performance of a pallevi no harsh or discordant instruments are employed. For marking a rhythmical accompaniment the hands are employed, or sometimes a Mridang or Gatha. Occasionally another performer hums softly a kind of accompaniment to syllables (ta, di, ti, ka, &c., as if sol-fahing) intended to represent the beats of a drum; this is called konnagólu, or tâlavinyasa.