A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:Kalyan
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:Late morning
The most prominent note of a raga
VadiThe second most prominent note of a raga
Samvadi:,
Categorization based on number of notes used in aroh and avaroh
Jati:Containing 5 notes
AudavContaining 5 notes
AudavDo not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
VakraEmotions evoked by the raga
Mood:Gambhir (Serious), Veer (Bravery)
Hindol is a very late night raga that omits and . It is an raga. All of the note are except tivra . is very weak in this raga and is used as a note with and . is not sustained at all. Though this raga has five notes, because of the weak it is just like having only four notes. But is invariably needed.
With focus on notes higher than M or P (depending on the point of view) of the middle octave
uttarang pradhanA natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddhaA note played for a short duration before the main note
grace