List of Indian musical instruments

[Chordophones]

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Bowed strings

• Chikara
• Dilruba
• Ektara violin
• Esraj
• Kamaicha
• Kingri
• Mayuri Vina or Taus
• Onavillu
• Behala
• Pena
• Pulluvan Veena - one stringed violin
• Ravanahatha
• Sarangi
• Classical Sarangi
• Sarinda
• Tar Shehnai
• Villu Paatu - arched bow instrument

  Other string instruments

• Gethu or Jhallari - struck tanpura
• Gubguba or Jamuku
• Pulluvan kutam
• Santoor - Hammered dulcimer

  [Aerophones]

Single reed

• Pepa
• Pungi or Been

Double reed

• Kuzhal
• Mukhavina
• Nadaswaram
• Shehnai
• Sundari
• Tangmuri

  Flute

• Alghoza - double flute
• Bansuri
• Venu Pullanguzhal

  Bagpipes

• Mashak
• Titti
• Sruti upanga

  Free reed

• Gogona
• Morsing

  Free reed and bellows

• Shruti box
• Harmonium

  Brass

• Bigul - see Bugle
• Ekkalam
• Karnal
• Kombu
• Ramsinga
• Kahal
• Nagfani
• Turi
• Tutari

  [Membranophones]

Hand drums

Hand frame drums

• Daff, duff, daf or duf - medium or large frame drum without jingles, of Persian origin
• Dimdi or dimri - small frame drum without jingles
• Kanjira - small frame drum with one jingle
• Kansi - small drum without jingles
• Patayani thappu - medium frame drum played with hands

  Stick and hand drums

• Chenda
• Davul
• Dhak
• Dhimay
• Dhol
• Dholi
• Dollu
• Idakka
• Thavil
• Udukai
• Urumi

  Stick drums

• Chande
• Davul
• Kachhi Dhol
• Nagara - pair of kettledrums
• Pambai - unit of two cylindrical drums
• Parai thappu, halgi - frame drum played with two sticks
• Sambal
• Stick daff or stick duff - daff in a stand played with sticks
• Tamak'
• Tasha - type of kettledrum
• Timki
• Urumee

  Idiophones

• Chimta - fire tong with brass jingles
• Chengila - metal disc
• Elathalam
• Geger - brass vessel
• Ghanti - Northern Indian bell
• Ghatam and Matkam
• Ghungroo
• Khartal or Chiplya
• Manjeera or jhanj or taal
• Nut - clay pot
• Sankarjang - lithophone
• Thali - metal plate
• Thattukazhi mannai
• Yakshagana bells

  Melodic

• Jal tarang, ceramic bowls with water
• Kanch tarang, a type of glass harp
• Kashtha tarang, a type of xylophone

  Electronic

• tabla,
• Electronic tanpura
• Talameter

  Sound samples

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