Vibhag

Vibhag represent a duration of rhythmic phrasing in Indian classical music made up of a certain number of beats. They are the rough equivalent of bars in western music, but instead of always being equal subdivisions of the tala (the rhythmic cycle - think 12 bar blues), they can be uneven. In certain traditions of Indian music, any number of beats may form a vibhag. Usually the beats will be in two, three, or four. They should be designated either with a clap or a wave of the hand.

Hindustani classical music
Concepts	Swara That Shruti Raga Sargam Tala Laya Bandish Gharana Swaralipi
Instruments	Sitar Sarod Veena Bansuri Santoor Shehnai Sarangi Tanpura Harmonium Tabla Pakhavaj
Genres	Dhrupad Dhamar Khyal Tarana Sadra
Semi-classical genres	Thumri Dadra Tappa Kajari Chaiti Sawani Hori Bhajan Abhang Natyageet Qawwali Ghazal
Thats	Bilaval Khamaj Kafi Asavari Bhairav Bhairavi Todi Purvi Marwa Kalyan
Related topics	List of Hindustani classical music festivals