Panchavadyam

Panchavadyam

Panchavadyam

Panchavadyam,  an orchestra composed of  Timila, Maddalam , Edakka, Cymbols and Kompu. It is an ensemble performed mostly during temple-festivals.  Panchavadyam provides sufficient scope for collective and individual performance.  Starting from a slow tempo it steadily progresses and reaches the crescendo.  It is a tower of rhythm created in front of caparisoned elephants lining up in the temple-yard during the festival.  The music of  Panchavadyam is engrossing especially in the lush green background of the pastoral-temples.