Panchavadyam considered as one of the best platforms for traditional Kerala music and the largest assembly of percussion artistes in any other Poorams. Panchavadyam literally meaning an orchestra of five instruments, is basically a temple art form that has evolved in Kerala. Of the five instruments, four — timila, maddalam, ilathalam and idakka — belong to the percussion category, while the fifth, kombu, is a wind instrument.