Tilwada or Tilwara (Hindi: तिलवाडा, tilvāḍā ?) is a tala of Hindustani music. Like Tintaal, Tilwada tala also has 16 beats. Tilwada is often used in Kheyal.
Cyclical series of equally periodical beats consisted of recurring claps and waves:
or counted out as:
This tala has the following arrangement: