Mardala (Odia: ମର୍ଦ୍ଦଳ, romanized: Mardaḷa) is a Indian classical percussive instrument native to the east Indian state of Odisha, traditionally used as the primary accompaniment in Odissi classical music. It is a two-headed barrel drum with a distinctive timbre and playing technique. Short description, "Used in Odissi classical music and Odissi dance, this two-headed barrel drum has a distinctive timbre and technique."

(This is one of the most important Indian classical instruments missing on MusicBrainz ; will be added to the Odissi Classical Music genre/tag once available. Please see the Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardala for more detail.)