A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Kafi
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Early night
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 5 notes
Audav
-
Containing 7 notes
Sampurna
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
Vakra
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Bhakti (Devotion), Karun (Sad, Compassionate), Shringar (Romantic)
Bageshri is one of the most popular and widely presented ragas. It has and as
A flat note
komal
 notes. This raga omits and in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh
 and uses all the notes in the
Descending movement of notes
avaroh
. is used in the
Descending movement of notes
avaroh
 in a
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
vakra
 manner, in phrases such as . The ways of usage differs with lineages/artists. When both and are totally omitted from this raga then it becomes Bageshri Kauns, which is also referred to as Kafi thaat Chandrakauns or Bageshri
Style of presenting based on another raga
ang
 Chandrakauns.