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A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Purvi
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Late night
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 7 notes
Sampurna
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
Vakra
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Chanchal (Lively), Karun (Sad, Compassionate)
Paraj is an
With focus on notes higher than M or P (depending on the point of view) of the middle octave
uttarang pradhan raga. It uses
A flat note
komal , and both forms of . Though all the notes are used in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh and
Descending movement of notes
avaroh, is mostly omitted in middle octave. In higher octave, sometimes is used in aroh as .
A sharp note
Tivra is used in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh and
Descending movement of notes
avaroh.
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
Shuddha is used in
Descending movement of notes
avaroh as . Some artists use in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh and
Descending movement of notes
avaroh while others use it only in the
Descending movement of notes
avaroh. This raga is very close to Basant, but gets differentiated by its
Lively and playful
chanchal nature, the way of
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha use and increased prominence of and . Some scholars opine that Paraj has Kalingda in the
Notes lower than M or P (depending on the point of view) of the middle octave
poorvang and Basant in the
Notes higher than M or P (depending on the point of view) of the middle octave
uttarang. It is considered as a paramelapraveshak raga,