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Pancha Mukha Vadhyam (a.k.a. Kudapanchmukhi)

by David Courtney working tools

Five-faced drum known as Pancha Mukha Vadhyam

The Panchamukha Vadhyam is an ext­remely large drum played in temples in India.  It has five play­ing heads which are tuned to dif­fer­ent notes.  This drum is played with the hands.



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