Kirtan

Vaishnava mantra

thumb|Bhajan in Coimbatore, [[Tamil Nadu, during Navratri Golu.]]

thumb|Painting of Gaudiya Vaishnavism|Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindus performing kirtan in [[Bengal. Some traditions practice public kirtan.]] thumb|Sikhs|Sikh kirtan with [[Indian harmoniums and tabla drums (a common and popular pairing), in Kenya (1960s)]]

succession of two distinct phrases usually played by different musicians (in music)

oral tradition of the Vedas

Indian religious tradition