What is Timila?
[[File:Thimila pic.jpg|thumb]] [[File:തിമില.jpg|thumb|There are special caps for the fingers to produce a harsher sound]] '''Timila''', '''thimila''' or '''paani''', ([[Malayalam]]: തിമില) is an hour-glass shaped [[drum]] used in [[Kerala]], South [[India]]. Usually, the instrument is made of [[wood]]. It is often used with [[Religion|religious]] ceremonies. Sometimes four different [[Percussion instrument|percussion instruments]] (one of them the Timila), and a [[trumpet]] are grouped. Such a group is called ''Panchavadyam.'' {{music-stub}} [[Category:Drums]]