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# What is a paran on the pakhawaj?

 Updated 19 October 2026

 A paran is a fixed **[pakhawaj](/instrument/pakhawaj)** composition built on the full-handed sath technique. It often spans several cycles of the tala and closes with a threefold tihai that lands on sam. Tukras and relas draw on parans, and parans passed from the pakhawaj into the tabla repertoire.



 

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