Overview

The taus, originally known as the mayuri veena, is a bowed string instrument from North India. It is a form of veena used in North India with a peacock-shaped resonator called a mayuri, and is played with the neck of the instrument on bow. It has a peacock body and neck with 20 heavy metal frets. It is associated with the Sikh saints and mainly used in devotional music. 'Taus', a Persian word, denotes a peacock. The neck of this peacock-shaped instrument holds a long wooden rack.

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