got a new Mridangam

I had ordered for a new Mridamgam, and got it after about a month of waiting for it.

The wait was because I wanted a good classical wooden-skin mridangam...
did not like the ones made these days.. with metal or polymer body... nylon fasterners.. nut and bolts... even plastic....
there is a lot of difference between the classical ones and the ones made with all those modifications for convenience or modernisation
they sound a lot different... the divinity and the purity of the music fades...

here are a few pictures...