The use of tanti saaj started right from the beginning of Sikh history when Guru Nanak Dev Ji used to tell Bhai Mardana ji to play the rabab, that baani is coming from up above. He would tell Bhai Mardana Ji to do sangat with him as they would both together sing the praises of the blessed vision of the divine. From there onwards, as the divine light of Guru Nanak Dev Ji changed its physical form, different saaj were highlighted throughout the history of the Sikh Gurus including Saranda during the time of Gu
Bhai Siripal Singh has been blessed to serve Guru’s Sangat as hazuri ragi at Sri Harmandir Sahib since 2012.He was the first to sing Guru sahib ji’s kirtan on the Tanti Saaj “Taus”, a peacock bodied bowed stringed instrument at Sri Harmandir Sahib at a tender age of 20 yrs.
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