What is "maram"

Maram may refer to:

• Maram Naga, tribals of northeast India
• Maram language, a Naga language of India
• Maram (horse) (2006–2012), an American female Thoroughbred racehorse
• Maram (drum), a percussion instrument from South India
• Maram (film), an Indian film released in 1973

Maram (February 10, 2006 – September 6, 2012 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2008 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf.

In 2009, Maram won the John Hettinger Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

Maram was euthanized on September 6, 2012, after an acute illness. She left behind her first foal, a 2012 colt by Giant's Causeway. She was in foal to Elusive Quality at the time of her death.

The maram is a membranophone percussion instrument from South India. It consists in a wood cylinder with two skin heads on each side, which are tensioned with skin laces, resembling a rustic mridangam. It is played with hands with the drum in a horizontal position and used in folk and temple music. Maram signifies 'trees' in South Indian languages.

The Valia paani maram is a sacred instrument used only for rites in temples. It is made up of the heart wood of jack wood, taken from the tree standing at the temple complex. On either side, it is covered with pieces of tanned leather of cow or bull-calf. Two hooks are provided on either side for tying a cloth so that the instrument rests either on the shoulder or wrist of the artist while beating it. It is beaten with palms. Before beating the drum it is essential that the player should change the cloth of the paani and have an unbleached new cloth. The leather on either side has to be rubbed with the paste of fresh boiled rice for smoothness.

Maram is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by Yusuf Ali Kechery. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, KPAC Lalitha and Adoor Bhasi in lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan.