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Paran

परन

Hindipa · ran

A powerful composition built on pakhawaj syllables

RhythmKathak

Meaning

A paran uses the weighty syllables of the pakhawaj and is danced with strong footwork. It typically ends on sam, often with a tihai.

Also written: parans, parhan

Sources

Related words

SamसमThe first beat of the rhythmic cycle.PakhawajपखावजThe deep, barrel-shaped North Indian drum, source of the paran TihaiतिहाईA phrase repeated three times to land on the first beat.BolबोलA spoken rhythmic syllable — the language of tabla and Kathak Sollukattuசொல்லுக்கட்டுThe spoken rhythmic syllables dancers move to.TalaतालThe rhythmic cycle a piece is set in.

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