Kerala is not only famous for the backwaters, temples, Trichur Pooram and elephants but also for instruments such as Chenda and Idakka. Idakka (idakkya/edakka/edakkya) is considered the most revered ...

The 300 artists were playing musical instruments from different parts of the country. In a display of diversity of the country, 300 cultural artists, dressed in colourful attire, heralded the 76th ...

Percussion ensembles are part of temple worship in Kerala. Panchavadyam, as the name implies, consists of five instruments. The thimila, idakka and maddalam are percussion instruments; the ilathalam ...

THRISSUR: Clad in a traditional Kerala set-mundu, Asha Suresh performing Sopana Sangeetham carrying the idakka -- a temple percussion instrument -- is a sight to behold. Within a short period, the ...