A dhrupad

Dhrupad

Dhrupad is a vocal genre in Hindustani classical music, said to be the oldest still in use in that musical tradition. Its name is derived from the words "dhruva" and "pada"...

set to the 14-beat time signature

Time signature

The time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat....

 dhamar tal

Tala (music)

Tāla, Taal or Tal is the term used in Indian classical music for the rhythmic pattern of any composition and for the entire subject of rhythm, roughly corresponding to metre in Western music, though closer conceptual equivalents are to be found in other Asian classical systems such as the notion...

is called a dhamar. It is seen as a light musical form, and associated with the Holi

Holi

Holi , is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. Holi is also known as festival of Colours. It is primarily observed in India, Nepal, Pakistan, and countries with large Indic diaspora populations following Hinduism, such as Suriname, Malaysia, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad, United...

(hori) Spring Festival of colours.
Dhamar theka has 14 matra in length divided in 4 vibhag (3 Tali, 1 Khali), Pattern 5-2-3-4

Theka

The Theka for Dhamar

Ka	Dhi	Te	Dhi	Te	>	Dha	-	>
x						2
Ga	Ti	Te	>	Ti	Te	Ta	-
0				3

The form of Dhamar is clapped as follows:

Clap 2 3 4 5 | Clap 2 | Wave 2 3 | Clap 2 3 4 ||