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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
SampurnaAlternative names:
Hijaj Bhairav
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:Bhakti (Devotion), Gambhir (Serious), Karun (Sad, Compassionate), Shant (Serene, Peaceful)
As the name suggests, Nat Bhairav is a variant of Bhairav. It has all seven notes, both in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh and Descending movement of notes
avaroh. All the notes are A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha except , which is A flat note
komal. It has raga Nat in the Notes lower than M or P (depending on the point of view) of the middle octave
poorvang and raga Bhairav in the Notes higher than M or P (depending on the point of view) of the middle octave
uttarang. and represent Nat ang while represents the Bhairav ang. Some scholars say that its older name is Hijaj Bhairav.