THUDUMBATTAM | துடும்பாட்டம் | Karamadai Ther Festival 2020 | Thambolam | Folk Art | Kattiyakkaran

#Thudumbu and #THUDUMBATTAM are played at temple festivals in and around Coimbatore. We went to Coimbatore for a concert but decided to stay back for a short holiday and ended up doing research on the instrument thudumbu, locally known as jamab. Thudumbu belongs to the Kovai (Coimbatore) region. It is also known as kidumutti, thidumam, uruti and chera thudumbu. The origin of the name thudumbu has been attributed to the Thudumbars, a tribal community living in Pollachi, Mettupalayam, #Karamadai, Nilgris and Kovai areas. It is learnt that the members of this community used to serve and entertain the Chola, Chera and the Pandya kings and feudal lords,who went for ‘vana bhojana’ in the forests. The thudumbu was also played to chase away the wild animals. According to another theory, thudumbu was introduced by the Vijayanagar empire and Thudumbattam became popular in Coimbatore and nearby areas. The bowl-shaped thudumbu that resembles the bayan of the tabla is made of mud. Its single face is covered with skin and connected with chords to the bottom of the instrument. It is either hung over the waist of the performer and played or held between the legs and played with two sticks. Thudumbu is played at the temples of Mariamman, Pechiamman, Madurai Veeran, Annanmar, Palani, Marudhamalai and at the Karamadai Aranganathar temple. This instrument can be heard during the Veedi Ula. It is an integral part of temple festivities, including Makaliamman Festival at Krishnapuram Pudur. It seems that in the Kovai region no tiruvizha is complete without the performance of the thudumbu. It is usually played along with manmelam but sometimes with kombu and thavil. Thudumbattam is a folk art of Tamil Nadu and is performed by a group of men. According to a legend, once when Lord Ranganatha was being taken out in a procession, thudumbattam was performed by the cobblers. It began to rain heavily and the performers used their thudumbus as umbrella for the Lord. Since then, on the day of Lord Ranganatha’s ‘mandagapadi’ they were given the special honour of carrying the pandham (or the torch) for the temple yaga. In #Karamadai temple, this instrument is played during the ‘Pandha Sevai’ or the torch-bearing ceremony that takes place the day after the car festival. The thudumbu is played to cheer the people carrying pandhams. It is also played during Kadavu Maththattam, a folk dance performed as part of the Kambathadi puja held in Mariamman temples. Thudumbu is a percussion instrument from the Kongu region (that includes Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur, Karur, Namakkal, and Salem districts). Thudumbattam, the folk art form, is prevalent in villages around Karamadai, a small town 26 kilometres from Coimbatore. #FolkArt #Kattiyakkaran THUDUMBATTAM துடும்பாட்டம் Karamadai Ther Festival 2020 Thambolam Folk Art Kattiyakkaran Dear Friends, Kattiyakkaran YouTube channel is different in giving contents. We give videos in various subjects. If you think anything in your area or circle, which should get recognition, kindly get in touch with us. Our email ID [email protected] Mobile No: 7358132444 For Advertisement & Promotion contacts: E-Mail us : [email protected] Mobile No: 7358132444 For more videos click on the link below :-    / @kattiyakkaran   For more different videos click on the links below: Kattiyakkaran chef :    / @kkcheftamil   PaperBoy:    / @paperboydrama   Vaithiyan:    / @vaithiyan   Also follow our pages: FACEBOOK :   / kattiyakaraa   TWITTER :  / kattiyakkaran   Our website: http://brollstudios.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER “Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.” Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Please mail us on [email protected] if you have any concerns. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produced by BROLL STUDIOS PVT LTD