A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Kafi
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Late morning
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:
Karun (Sad, Compassionate), Shringar (Romantic)
Desi, a late morning raga. It omits and in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh
 and uses all seven notes in
Descending movement of notes
avaroh
 in a curvy manner. and are the
A flat note
komal
 notes used. Though
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha
 is the note mostly used,
A flat note
komal
 is also used in avaroh. If only komal is used then the
A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
thaat
 becomes Asavari and if only shuddha is used the thaat will be Kafi. If both forms are used, this raga will be of mixed thaat. Therefore based on the form of usage, three types of Desi can be observed. Direct movement from higher to middle in avaroh is the characteristic feature of this raga. is not used with at all as it may give the feel of a different raga.