A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Kalyan
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Late evening
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
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Containing 5 notes
Audav
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Gambhir (Serious), Shant (Serene, Peaceful)
Bhoop, also referred to as Bhoopali, is a popular and simple raga (thus popular as one of the initial ragas to learn). It is a
With focus on notes lower than M or P (depending on the point of view) of the middle octave
poorvang pradhan
 raga with serious nature. Bhoop omits and notes and all other notes are
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha
. It is better suited for classical presentations than semi-classical. Though it looks simple in its structure, it is always challenging to present Bhoop perfectly without the shades of Deshkar and Shuddha Kalyan, which are very closely related.