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'''Eka tala''' is one of the ''sapta'' (seven) [[Tala (music)|talas]] (beats) bases in Indian [[Carnatic classical music]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-16 |title=Nadavidyalaya hosts ‘Nada Nritya Mukula’ |url=https://starofmysore.com/nadavidyalaya-hosts-nada-nritya-mukula/ |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=Star of Mysore |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nagarajan |first=Saraswathy |date=2023-04-01 |title=Vaikom Satyagraham |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/tm-krishna-song-by-perumal-murugan-to-commemorate-periyar-in-the-vaikom-satyagraha/article66687143.ece |access-date=2026-03-14 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-07 |title=Celestial Wedding of Lord Balaji Begins in Tirumala |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/andhra-pradesh/celestial-wedding-of-lord-balaji-begins-in-tirumala-1877400 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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Its cycle is of the form of a single ''laghu'', which consists in a first beat followed by a variable count. Traditionally, this base of beats can produce five meter patterns.<br />
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==Forms==<br />
There are five forms (''jatis'') by varying the number of beats in the cycle. For example, ''chatusra eka taala'' will have four beats, with the related action being a single beat with the palm and then three beats with the movement of the outer three fingers in one cycle. <br />
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When the type of the ''laghu'' (number of beats) is not specified, ''eka tala'' is understood to be ''chaturasra eka'' (4 beats).Some [[Bharatiyar]] songs based on Eka taalam are "Villinai"( Tisra Ekam), Theeraatha Villaiyattu (Khanda Ekam). <br />
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===Symbols===<br />
{| class="wikitable" align="center" style="margin-left:1em;"<br />
| ''Jaathi - Tala'' || Symbol || No. of ''aksharams'' (beats)<br />
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| ''Tisra Eka'' || <nowiki>|</nowiki><sub>3</sub> || 3<br />
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| ''Chatusra Eka'' || <nowiki>|</nowiki><sub>4</sub> || 4<br />
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| ''Khanda Eka'' || <nowiki>|</nowiki><sub>5</sub> || 5<br />
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| ''Misra Eka'' || <nowiki>|</nowiki><sub>7</sub> || 7<br />
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| ''Sankeerna Eka'' || <nowiki>|</nowiki><sub>9</sub> || 9<br />
|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Portal|India|Music}}<br />
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[[Category:Carnatic music terminology]]<br />
[[Category:Carnatic talas]]<br />
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