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A major branch of Samaveda
Kauthuma Samhita (Sanskrit: कौथुम संहिता) is a branch of the text Samaveda in Hinduism. It is also known as Kauthuma Sakha. The Samhita of Kauthuma consists of traditional recitation of Samaveda. It consists two of parts. The first part is comprised by original verses which are majorly taken from the text Rigaveda. Similarly the second part consists of Gaanas which are based on the original verses. The Kauthuma branch of Samaveda is majorly followed in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.[1][2][3][4] In the Mithila region of the subcontinent, it is followed by the Chandogic Brahmins of the Maithil Brahmins community.[5]
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