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A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Asavari
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Midnight
The most prominent note of a raga
Vadi/
The second most prominent note of a raga
Samvadi:
, 
Categorization based on number of notes used in aroh and avaroh
Jati:
Containing 6 notes
Shadav-
Containing 7 notes
Sampurna
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
Vakra
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Chanchal (Lively), Shringar (Romantic)
Adana is a variant of Kanada. This raga has , and as komal notes. Though is usually omitted in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh, it can be used in aroh times to emphasize that it is a Kanada variant. Both and are employed in a
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
vakra manner in
Descending movement of notes
avaroh. This raga uses the same notes as Darbari Kanada. However, Adana does not employ as much andolan on and ( will carry a bit more
Slight oscillation applied around a note
andolan than ). Furthermore, unlike Darabari, it is an
With focus on notes higher than M or P (depending on the point of view) of the middle octave
uttarang pradhan raga. Sometimes
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha is used in aroh. Owing to its chanchal nature, Adana is more apt for
Fast tempo
drut presentations.