# Murasu

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{{Short description|Unpitched percussion instrument}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox instrument
| name           = Murasu
| image          = Nagara murasu.jpg
| image_capt     = Nagara murasu
| background     = percussion
| classification = Percussion
| developed      = [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu), [India](/source/India)
}}

The '''murasu''' ([Tamil](/source/Tamil_language): முரசு) is a type of drum that originated in [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu), [India](/source/India) several centuries ago.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://siragu.com/?p=8036|title=மனித நோய் தீர்க்கும், மயக்கும் ராகங்கள் (கட்டுரை)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/secular-and-sacred/article4268995.ece|title=Secular and sacred|publisher=The Hindu|date=January 3, 2013|accessdate=September 10, 2016}}</ref>

Three types of Murasu are known.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Drums of India through the Ages|journal=The Journal of the Music Academy, Madras |last1=Krishnaswami |first1=S. |url=https://issuu.com/themusicacademy/docs/1967 |accessdate=30 September 2019 |date=1967 |volume=38 |page=73}}</ref>
 
* ''Veera Murasu'' (martial drum), a kettle drum used for military purposes. It may be mounted on a tall platform called a ''Murasu Kattil''.

* ''Thyaga Murasu'' (charity drum), a drum used when giving gifts, also used to invite poor people to receive goods.

* ''Nyāya Murasu'' (judgement drum), a drum used to call people to judicial proceedings or to submit their grievances requiring judgement.
The murasu was used for disseminating information during the ancient period, as mentioned in the [Sangam Literature](/source/Sangam_literature). It must have been used to inform people about natural disasters too.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lakshmi |first=K. |date=2020-04-28 |title=Tropical cyclone gets Tamil name |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tropical-cyclone-gets-tamil-name/article31458012.ece |access-date=2026-02-14 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [Ancient Tamil music](/source/Ancient_Tamil_music)
==References==
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Category:Musical instruments played with drum sticks
Category:Culture of Tamil Nadu
Category:Tamil culture
Category:Tamil music

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