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{{Infobox instrument<br />
| name = Murasu<br />
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| image = Nagara murasu.jpg<br />
| image_capt = Nagara murasu<br />
| background = percussion<br />
| classification = Percussion<br />
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| place of origin = [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]<br />
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The '''murasu''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: முரசு) is a type of drum that originated in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[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><br />
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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><br />
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* ''Veera Murasu'' (martial drum), a kettle drum used for military purposes. It may be mounted on a tall platform called a ''Murasu Kattil''.<br />
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* ''Thyaga Murasu'' (charity drum), a drum used when giving gifts, also used to invite poor people to receive goods.<br />
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* ''Nyāya Murasu'' (judgement drum), a drum used to call people to judicial proceedings or to submit their grievances requiring judgement.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Ancient Tamil music]]<br />
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