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* ''bahīrah'' — a sitar-like instrument, typically with 7 played strings and 18 sympathetic ones. Extensively used in all kinds of music of the Plain and in devotional music. | * ''bahīrah'' — a sitar-like instrument, typically with 7 played strings and 18 sympathetic ones. Extensively used in all kinds of music of the Plain and in devotional music. | ||
* ''mūdham'' — lute | * ''mūdham'' — lute | ||
* ''soṃgurum'' — a stringed instrument similar to the ''mūdham'' but with a deeper sound. It has 4 or 5 strings to be played and 11 to 14 sympathetic strings. | |||
* ''ulṣagis'' — a bowed instrument, slightly larger than the ''bahīrah'' and similar in construction, though with less played strings (3, 4, 5, or 6 depending on the variant) and 17 to 21 sympathetic ones. | |||
===Singing=== | ===Singing=== | ||