The jhallari, jallary, getchu vadyam or gethuvadyam, is a string

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from

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. It consists of a large resonator (kudam) carved and hollowed out of a log (usually of

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), a tapering neck of 1 to 2 feet long, a string tuning box and four metal strings attached from the kudam to the tuning box. Jhallari strings are played with two small wooden or

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sticks, one on each hand, to create rhythmic patterns or a percussive development.

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