Sentence:  The style of rendering the sur and the rhythmic composition of the tal (typical being <WSD>'chowtal</WSD>' and 'brahmatal'), its resonance and 'gayaki', etc. are very close to the chanting of the Vedic sutras by a group of specially trained Vedic pandits. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A four-beat rhythmic pattern used in in Hindustani classical music.