A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Purvi
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Dusk
The most prominent note of a raga
Vadi
/
The second most prominent note of a raga
Samvadi:
,  (or , )
Categorization based on number of notes used in aroh and avaroh
Jati:
Containing 7 notes
Sampurna
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Containing 7 notes
Sampurna
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
Vakra
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Gambhir (Serious), Karun (Sad, Compassionate), Shringar (Romantic)
Puriya Dhanashri is one of the widely heard
Sunrise or sunset time period
sandhiprakash
 raga of the evening. Scholars say that it has been created by mixing Puriya and Dhanashri of Purvi
A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
thaat
. It uses all the seven notes of which and are
A flat note
komal
, and
A sharp note
tivra
. It is expressed clearly by repeated use of key phrases like and /. Puriya Dhanashri gets differentiated from similar raga Purvi, by omission of
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha
 and more prominence of .