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A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Kalyan
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Early 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-
Containing 7 notes
Sampurna
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
Vakra
Alternative names:
Hameer
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Shant (Serene, Peaceful), Shringar (Romantic)
Hamir is an evening melody, which uses notes in a slightly curvy manner. It uses both forms of . The
A sharp note
tivra is used along with as a grace note such as //.
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
Shuddha is used both in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh and
Descending movement of notes
avaroh. is curvy in avaroh. The most prominent note will usually be having the touch of and or . This is mostly a middle octave dominant raga.