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:
, 
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
Alternative names:
Poorvi
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Bhakti (Devotion), Gambhir (Serious), Shant (Serene, Peaceful)
Purvi is the representative raga of the 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
. Both forms of are used, of which
A sharp note
tivra
 is used in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh
 and
Descending movement of notes
avaroh
. Use of
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha
 is limited to phrases like //. Purvi gets differentiated from similar raga Puriya Dhanashri by use of shuddha , reduced prominence of , and increased prominence of and .