Peruvemba is a village and
gram panchayat near
Chittur-Thathamangalam
Chittur-Thathamangalam is a town and municipality in the Palakkad district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Chittur taluk, southeast of Palakkad, on the banks of the Kannadipuzha, a major headstream of the Bharathapuzha, ...
in the
Palakkad district of
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
, India. Within the village is the
Ootukulangara Bhagavathy Temple.
Peruvemba is famous for the uniquely skilled craftsmen who manufacture and tune the leather-based percussion musical instruments such as
Mridangam
The ''mridangam'' is an ancient percussion instrument originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. In Dhrupad, a modified version, the pakhawaj, is the primary percussion in ...
,
Maddalam
The maddalam or madhalam (Malayalam: മദ്ദളം) is a drum made out of the wood of the jackfruit tree. It has two sides for playing, made out of leather, and has different kind of sounds on each side. The maddalam is a heavy instrument ...
,
Tabla
A ''tabla'' is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent. Since the 18th century, it has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music, where it may be played solo, as an accompaniment with other instruments a ...
,
Timila
Timil, thimila or paani, (Malayalam:തിമില) is an hour-glass shaped percussion instrument used in Tamilnadu and Kerala in South India. It is a major percussion instrument used in sree-bali, sree-bhootha-bali and related temple rites. ...
,
Chenda
The Chenda (, ) is a cylindrical percussion instrument originating in the state of Kerala and widely used in Tulu Nadu of Karnataka in India. In Tulu Nadu (Coastal Karnataka), it is known as ''chende''. The instrument is strongly associat ...
,
Idakka
The idakka (), also spelt edaykka/edakka, is an hourglass-shaped drum from Kerala in south India, very similar to the pan-Indian damaru. While the damaru is played by rattling knotted cords against the resonators, the idakka is played with a ...
etc. These families have been in this craft for about 200 years. Today, about 74 families in and around Peruvemba are continuing this tradition. Renowned musicians from different parts of the country visit Peruvemba for purchasing and maintenance of the instruments.
Demographics
India
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Peruvemba had a population of 19,312 with 9,471 males and 9,841 females.
References
Villages in Palakkad district
Gram panchayats in Palakkad district
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