A Thavil or Tavil is a musical instrument which is common in Tamil Nadu. It is also used in other South Indian states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and North and East of Sri Lanka.

In the tender light of the morning, students line up for their daily schedule — practising the nagaswaram and thavil in the Then Tirupati Lord Srinivasa temple in Jadayampalayam, near Mettupalayam.