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Onam Celebration, Vadhya Pancham (Group of Music Players), , literally meaning an orchestra of five instruments, is basically a temple art form that has evolved in Kerala. Of the five instruments, four — timila, maddalam, ilathalam and idakka — belong to the percussion category, while the fifth, kombu, is a wind instrument. panchavadyam is characterised by a pyramid-like rhythmic structure with a constantly increasing tempo
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