Cennala (chengila), percussion plaque, measuring 323 x 269 x 18 mm and cennala kol stick.
The cennala keeps the beat (talam) in Hindu ritual music, including during the circumambulation of the temple as a means of prayer, and in Kathakali dance.
111.221 (Individual) percussion plaques
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