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.