Editing Religious music (section)

==== Taus ====
[[File:Taūs_(mayuri)_-_MET_MI89.4.163.jpg|right|397x397px|Image of a Taus]]
One distinctive Sikh instrument is the [[Taus (instrument)|Taus]]. The head of the instrument is shaped like a peacock. The 10th Guru of the Sikhs, [[Guru Gobind Singh|Guru Gobind Singh Ji]], named the instrument "Taus" as the word is Persian for peacock.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taus {{!}} Discover Sikhism |url=http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikh_saaj/taus.html |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=www.discoversikhism.com |archive-date=2022-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127220656/http://www.discoversikhism.com/sikh_saaj/taus.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This instrument was originally created by [[Guru Hargobind|Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji]]. It is significantly larger than other Sikh instruments. It is played with a bow and has 28–30 strings, allowing the instrument to communicate an array of emotions and properly play the raags of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taus – SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia. |url=https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Taus |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=www.sikhiwiki.org |archive-date=2022-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901052558/https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Taus |url-status=live }}</ref>