List of Indian musical instruments

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 violin • Esraj • Kamaicha • Kingri (string instrument) • Mayuri Vina or Taus • Onavillu • Behala (violin type) • Pena (musical instrument) • Pinaka vina • Pulluvan Veena - one stringed violin • Ravanahatha • Sarangi • Classical Sarangi • Sarinda • Tar Shehnai • Taus • Villu Paatu - arched bow instrument Dwarkanath Ghose (Dwarkin) modified the French pedal harmonium.

Woman playing pulluvan veena
Snake charmer playing pungi
Bansuri player at Mehrangarh Fort at Jodhpur .
Indian Harmonium
Learning to play tabla
Tumbaknaer, drum from Jammu and Kashmir for accompanying devotionals
Chenda (top) and Chande (below) are different drums
Chande of Yakshagana
Chennakeshava Temple , 12th century A.D. Goddess playing an hourglass drum, possibly an udukai.
A medieval instrument, labeled nagaveena (snake veena), is a type of musical scraper.
Jaltarang