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.

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.