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Bandish Cheez or Gat is a fixed melodic composition in Hindustani vocal or instrumental music. It is set in a specific raga performed with rhythmic accompaniment by a tabla or pakhavaj a steady drone and melodic accompaniment by a sarangi violin or harmonium. There are different ways of systematizing the parts of a composition. A bandish provides the literature element in the music for standard structured singing.