rel ▁drums ), ▁a ▁th am uk ku ▁( k ett le ▁drum ▁played ▁with ▁le ather ▁stra ps ), ▁a ▁p amb ai , ▁and ▁an ▁ur umi . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁popular ▁dance ▁known ▁as ▁De var att am ▁( d ance ), ▁usually ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 3 ▁ur um is ▁will ▁be ▁played ▁with ▁specific ▁be ats ; ▁sometimes ▁a ▁th app u ▁( par ai ) ▁is ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁background ▁to ▁keep ▁a ▁tempo . ▁It ▁performs ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁fest ive ▁occasions ▁including ▁dance - d ram as , ▁men stru ation ▁cer emon ies , ▁wed d ings , ▁har vest ▁festiv als , ▁and ▁st aged ▁folk ▁d ances ▁such ▁as ▁:- ▁ ▁- De var att am ▁- ▁Per formed ▁by ▁the ▁Raj ak amb al ath u ▁N ay ak kar ▁community ▁ ▁- ▁Po ik kal ▁K ud ira i ▁( d ummy ▁horse ▁dance ) ▁- ▁May il ▁Att am ▁( pe ac ock ▁dance ) ▁- ▁P uli ▁Att am ▁( t iger ▁dance ) ▁- ▁K av adi ▁Att am ▁( a ▁dev ot ional ▁dance ▁to ▁Lord ▁Mur ug an ) ▁ ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁The ▁ur umi ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁heard ▁on ▁commercial ▁record ings ▁of ▁film ▁sound tra cks ▁and ▁popular ▁folk ▁music . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁D amar u ▁H ourg lass ▁drum ▁K aval ▁De iv am ▁Mad ur ai ▁Ve er an ▁Music ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁Sang il