Question: is mridangam same as pakhawaj?
Answer: Difference between Pakhawaj & Mridangam: * Mridangam is a little smaller in length than the pakhavaj. Mridangam is more barrel shaped, 'myrobolan* shaped, whereas the pakhavaj has an eccenteric bulge and is a 'barley shaped' drum, as prescribed in the Natya Shastra.