047 · Monsoon rhythm · Kerala
Rain as percussion · interactive canvas

Every drop keeps tala.

Monsoon rain on palm, laterite, and backwater. Drops fall on a cycle you choose — clicks ripple the paddy, thunder shakes the sky, and your cursor conducts wind through the storm.

0drops fallen
132rain bpm
12%paddy flood
CELL SW · 12 km
FALL 8.2 m/s · WIND NE 22
click sky = splash drum · drag = wind
palm ← rain stripes bend with cursortala: Rupakam 7/8
Intensity
Rainfall62%
Wind shear
Gust35%
Nightfall
Dark45%
Rupakam 7/8

Rain accents fall 3+2+2. Watch the top beat bar: gold bars strike exactly with splash rings on the paddy.

Splash drums

Clicking the sky detonates a chord of drops. Each impact rings the paddy with an expanding circle.

Thunder

Lightning forks across the canvas, the screen flashes, flood level jumps, and drops briefly double.

Paddy flood

Standing water rises with intensity. Past 80% the field mirrors the palms — a second sky below.

Practice appendix · G — tala trainer

Clap the cycle.

Rupakam runs 7 beats: clap on 1, wave on 4, count the rest. Tap the button (or press T) in time — the trainer scores your steadiness.

Taps 0 · Tempo bpm · Verdict
Sam

Beat one, the home. Clap it hard enough to ripple the paddy above.

Khali

The empty wave. Rupakam waves beat 4 — tension before the return.

Laya

Tempo discipline. Under 5% drift earns the trainer's rare praise.