Tabla

abla is one of the most famous instruments of India. It is said that drums appeared  early as 6-7th century AD.  Drums are seen in the Pushkaras depictions in the Ajanta sculptures.    The tabla consists of two drums the 'bayan' played with the left hand and the 'dayan' played with the right hand. Bayan is made either of clay or copper while dayan is usually hollowed out of a block of wood. Both are covered with the skin fastened to leather hoops which are stretched over the body of the drum by means of leather braces