A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Purvi
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Dawn
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 6 notes
Shadav
-
Containing 6 notes
Shadav
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
Vakra
Alternative names:
Lalat
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Bhakti (Devotion), Gambhir (Serious), Karun (Sad, Compassionate), Shant (Serene, Peaceful)
Lalit is one of the morning
Sunrise or sunset time period
sandhiprakash
 ragas. It omits and uses
A flat note
komal
 , . Both forms of are used in both
Ascending movement of notes
aroh
 and
Descending movement of notes
avaroh
.
A sharp note
Tivra
 is used while ascending to upper . and are key phrases that represent the Lalit
Style of presenting based on another raga
ang
. This raga is considered as one of the exceptions for using both forms of one after the other without any note in between. In addition to
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha
 , also has more prominence. Most of the alaps start from the lower . It is an
With focus on notes higher than M or P (depending on the point of view) of the middle octave
uttarang pradhan
 raga. The most commonly heard type is with komal . The other type, called as Shuddha Dhaivat Lalit, uses shuddha instead of komal and gets grouped under the Marwa
A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
thaat
.