List of Indian musical instruments

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Musical instruments of the Indian subcontinent can be broadly classified according to the Hornbostel–Sachs system into four categories: chordophones (string instruments), aerophones (wind instruments), membranophones (drums) and idiophones (non-drum percussion instruments).

• Chikara
• Dhantara
• Dilruba
• Ektara
• Esraj
• Kamaicha [de]
• Kingri
• Mayuri veena or Taus
• Onavillu
• Behala
• Pena
• Pinaka veena
• Pulluvan veena - one-stringed violin
• Ravanahatha
• Sarangi
• Sarinda
• Tar Shehnai
• Villu - arched musical bow

• Gethu or Jhallari – struck tanpura
• Gubguba or Jamuku (khamak)
• Pulluvan kutam
• Santoor – Hammered dulcimer

• Pepa
• Pungi or Been

• Kuzhal
• Mukhavina
• Nadaswaram
• Shehnai
• Sundari
• Tangmuri

• Alghoza – double flute
• Bansuri
• Venu (Carnatic flute) Pullanguzhal

• Mashak
• Titti
• Sruti upanga

• Gogona
• Morsing

• Shruti box
• Harmonium (hand-pumped)

• Bigul – see Bugle
• Ekkalam
• Karnal
• Kombu (instrument)
• Ramsinga
• Kahal
• Nagfani
• Turi
• Tutari

• Daf, duf, or dafli – medium or large frame drum without jingles, of Persian origin
• Dubki, dimdi or dimri – small frame drum without jingles
• Kanjira – small frame drum with one jingle
• Kansi – small drum without jingles
• Patayani thappu – medium frame drum played with hands

• Chenda
• Davul
• Dhak
• Dhimay
• Dhol
• Dholi
• Dollu
• Idakka
• Thavil
• Udukai
• Urumi (drum)

• Chande
• Davul
• Kachhi Dhol
• Nagara – pair of kettledrums
• Pambai – unit of two cylindrical drums
• Parai thappu, halgi – frame drum played with two sticks
• Sambal
• Stick daff or stick duff – daff in a stand played with sticks
• Tamak'
• Tasha – type of kettledrum
• Thavanadai, Davandai
• Timki
• Urumee

• Chimta – fire tong with brass jingles
• Chengila – metal disc
• Elathalam
• Geger – brass vessel
• Ghanti – Northern Indian bell
• Ghatam and Matkam (Earthenware pot drum)
• Ghungroo
• Khartal or Chiplya
• Manjira or jhanj or taal
• Nut – clay pot
• Sankarjang – lithophone
• Thali – metal plate
• Thattukazhi mannai
• Yakshagana bells

• Jal tarang, ceramic bowls with water
• Kanch tarang, a type of glass harp
• Loh tarang (लोह तरंग), a set of tuned gongs
• Kashtha tarang, a type of xylophone

Dwarkanath Ghose (Dwarkin) modified the French pedal harmonium.

• Roland HandSonic
• Electronic tanpura
• Electronic (digital) tabla
• Talameter

• Musical instrument of Tamil nadu
• List of Indian dance