A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:Marwa
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:Early evening
The most prominent note of a raga
VadiThe second most prominent note of a raga
Samvadi:,
Categorization based on number of notes used in aroh and avaroh
Jati:Containing 7 notes
SampurnaContaining 7 notes
SampurnaDo not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
VakraEmotions evoked by the raga
Mood:Bhakti (Devotion), Gambhir (Serious), Shant (Serene, Peaceful), Shringar (Romantic)
Puriya Kalyan is created by mixing Puriya and Kalyan/Yaman. This raga has Puriya in the and Kalyan in the . It uses , and remaining all notes. As in Puriya is not sustained. As it is a variant of Kalyan, this raga is presented with phrases in Kalyan .
Notes lower than M or P (depending on the point of view) of the middle octave
poorvangNotes higher than M or P (depending on the point of view) of the middle octave
uttarangA flat note
komalA sharp note
tivraA natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddhaStyle of presenting based on another raga
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