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Indian tabla, consisting of two drums, baya (left) and daya, in the James Blades Collection.

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daya

musical instrument

Also known as: dahina, dayan

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part of tabla

In tabla
…the tabla or as the daya (dahina or dayan, meaning “right”). It is a single-headed drum usually of wood and having the profile of two truncated cones bulging at the centre, the lower portion shorter. It is about 25 cm (10 inches) in height and 15 cm (6 inches) across.…
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