{{Short description|Rhythm used in Carnatic music}} {{no references|date=July 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Carnatic}}
'''Adi tala''' ({{Langx|sa-Latn|ādi tāḷa}}, {{Langx|kn|ಆದಿ ತಾಳ|4=primary rhythm}}; also spelled '''aadi taalam''' or '''adi talam''') is the name of one of the most popular tala or rhythms used in Carnatic Music. Its full technical name according to the Carnatic Music's tala system is ''chaturaśra-naḍe chaturaśra-jāti triputa tāḷa''.
==Structure== This tala has eight aksharas, each being 4 svaras long. Many kritis and around half of the varnams are set to this tala.
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