A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Bilawal
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Early noon
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
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
Vakra
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Chanchal (Lively), Shringar (Romantic), Veer (Bravery)
Deshkar is a late morning raga, which uses the same notes as that of Bhoop. Its phrases are different from Bhoopali and hence evokes a different emotion. It omits and . This is a
With focus on notes higher than M or P (depending on the point of view) of the middle octave
uttarang pradhan
 raga. Most of its alaps/taans end on middle octave . The lower octave is hardly used. The use of is also limited to avoid the feel of Bhoopali. The middle octave is very prominent in this raga.