Mridangam (The mridangam (Sanskrit: म्र्दांगम, Tamil: மிருதங்கம், Malayalam: മൃദംഗം, Kannada: :ಮೃದಂಗ, Telugu: మృదంగం, alternative spellings include "mrudangam", "mrdangam", "mrithangam", "miruthangam" and "mirudhangam") is a double-sided drum from In