Tilwada or tilwara (Hindi: तिलवाडा, tilvāḍā) is a tala of Hindustani music.
[1] Like tintaal, tilwada tala also has 16 beats.
[2][3] Tilwada is often used in Kheyal.
[1] Cyclical series of equally periodical beats consisted of recurring claps and waves: or counted out as: This tala has the following arrangement:[1]