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A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Bilawal
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Any time
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
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
Vakra
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Chanchal (Lively), Shringar (Romantic)
Mand is one of the ragas suited for semi-classical presentations. It is said that it is based on a folk tune from the Malwa region in India. One more version of
Ascending movement of notes
aroh is also there, which goes like . The
Descending movement of notes
avaroh usually ends with SRGS/GMS. Since it is used for lighter presentations, strict timing is not followed.