Ghatam

The Ghatam (Sanskrit:घटः ghatah, Tamil:கடம் ghatam, Kannada:ಘಟ ghata, Telugu:ఘటం ghatam, Malayalam:ഘടം, ghatam) is a percussion instrument used in the Carnatic music of South India. A variant played in Punjab and known as gharha as is a part of Punjabi folk traditions. Its analogue in Rajasthan is known as the madga and pani mataqa ("water jug").