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In Assam, north India, gayan-bayan (gāyan-bāyan) is a religious dance performed by disciples of Sankardev in satras. [1] [2]
The phrase gāyan-bāyan comes from gāyan (‘singer’) and bāyan (‘drummer’). [3] [4] The drums used by the bayan are mainly khols and cymbals are used. [5]
The Gayan bayan may differ according to the different Satras and sects.
New officers like gāyan (singer), bāyan (drummer), sūtradbār (dancer-director), deuri (distributor of prasāda)
gāyan-bāyan 'singer & drummer'
the singers – gayan, and the players on khols and cymbals – bayan