Instruments similar to or like mridangam

Vidwan in Indian classical music, playing Carnatic music on the mridangam, an ancient Indian percussion instrument. Primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble, and in the Dhrupad genre, where it is known as a pakhawaj. Wikipedia

Barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, originating from the Indian subcontinent, a variant and descendant of the older mridangam. Distant relation of the pakhawaj and other South Asian double-headed drums. Wikipedia

Traditional ensemble music of the Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese peoples of Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments. The most common instruments used are metallophones played by mallets and a set of hand-played drums called kendhang which register the beat. Wikipedia

Art of performing percussion syllables vocally in South Indian Carnatic music. Spoken component of solkattu, which refers to a combination of konnakol syllables spoken while simultaneously counting the tala with the hand. Wikipedia

Barrel-shaped percussion instrument from Tamil Nadu. Used in temple, folk and Carnatic music, often accompanying the nadaswaram. Wikipedia

Percussion instrument used to produce several different notes of different pitches. Melodic percussion instruments are examples of pitched percussion and include mallet percussion and keyboard percussion. Wikipedia