The "eastern manner": the umbrella over the Lucknow, Farrukhabad, and Benares schools. Their repertoires and open, composition-rich aesthetics descend from the Lucknow line's engagement with Kathak and the pakhawaj. Gats, parans, and relas flourish here; the bayan is generous; performance leans presentational.
The term is a genealogist's shorthand rather than a single style — Benares differs sharply from Farrukhabad in detail — but the family resemblance against the Delhi-side schools is audible: fuller hands, bigger sound, repertoire built to display.