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Mridangam vs Pakhavaj - What's the difference?

mridangam | pakhavaj |

As nouns the difference between mridangam and pakhavaj

is that mridangam is an ancient indian percussion instrument, a two-sided drum whose body is usually made from a hollowed piece of jackfruit wood connected with hindu mythology in which numerous gods play this instrument: ganesha, shiva, nandi, hanuman etc while pakhavaj is an indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, a variant and descendant of the mridang.

mridangam

English

(wikipedia mridangam)

Alternative forms

* mridanga * mrudangam * mrdangam * mrithangam * miruthangam * mirudhangam

Noun

(en noun)
  • An ancient Indian percussion instrument, a two-sided drum whose body is usually made from a hollowed piece of jackfruit wood. Connected with hindu mythology in which numerous gods play this instrument: Ganesha, Shiva, Nandi, Hanuman etc.

    • pakhavaj

    English

    (wikipedia pakhavaj)

    Alternative forms

    * pakhawaj

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, a variant and descendant of the mridang.
  • *1997 , (Kiran Nagarkar), Cuckold , HarperCollins 2013, p. 181:
  • *:We are all season clappers and along with the pakhawaj , we give the beat.