A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Bhairav
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Early 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 7 notes
Sampurna
-
Containing 7 notes
Sampurna
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Bhakti (Devotion), Chanchal (Lively)
Kalingda is one of the morning
Sunrise or sunset time period
sandhiprakash
 raga. This has all the seven notes both in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh
 and
Descending movement of notes
avaroh
 with and being
A flat note
komal
. Though this raga has the same notes as that of Bhairav, it differs by having different
The most prominent note of a raga
vadi
 and
The second most prominent note of a raga
samvadi
, phrases and resting notes. In addition, Kalingda has no
Slight oscillation applied around a note
andolan
 on and , and more prominence of , which makes it distinctly different from Bhairav. Chota khayal and bhajans are more common in this raga due to its
Lively and playful
chanchal
 nature.