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Venerable Subbarama Dikshitar, in his Sangita Sampradaya Pradarsini deals in extenso with Sangita Lakshana Prachina Paddhati and recounts as many as twenty-four points to be avoided by vocalists. Try & indentify the specific name given to each of these actions or mannerisms.

One who while singing appears like biting/clenching his teeth - Sandashta
One who sings in a harsh, loud voice - Utkrsta
-One who salivates or sweats profusely - Udgushta
One who sings with fear or timidity - Bhita
One who sings rapidly and with uncertainty or diffidence - Sankita
One who sings shaking his body - Kampita
One who sings with notes swerving from their sthanas or rattles - Vikala
One who sings out of tala - Vitaala
One who sings in a tone resembling that of a camel - Karabha
One who sings shaking the cheeks like a goat (cheek shake) - Udyudta
One who sings in a manner that the veins protrude out in the neck - Jhompaka
One who sings closing his eyes - Nimilaka
One who sings without relishing the taste and mood of the raga & tune - Virasa
One who sings out of sruti and out of swarasthana- Apaswara
One who sings altering and concealing the real voice - Avyakta
One who sings without paying heed to the positions of the three octaves - Sthanabhrasta
One who sings deviating from the respective swarasthanas - Avyavasthita
One who sings making a medley of raga - Misraka
One who sings deviating from the gamaka sthanas - Anavadhana
One who sings with a nasal sound - Anunaasika
One who sings with the sound 'ooz' - Sutkari
One who sings terribly gaping the mouth or screwing up his visage - Karali
One who sings bulging the cheek like a gourd - Tumbaki
One who sings with a dry, rough and harsh voice like that of a crow - Kaki
One who sings with mannerisms such as awkward shakes of the hands and other limbs without musical expressions - Prasari

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Chatusra Jaathi Triputa (Adi) Taalam
The most widely used taalam in Carnatic music. It has eight aksharams, one chatusra laghu and two druthams.
 

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