A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Khamaj
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Early night
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 5 notes
Audav
-
Containing 6 notes
Shadav
Alternative names:
Rageshwari
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Gambhir (Serious), Shant (Serene, Peaceful), Shringar (Romantic)
Rageshri is also called Rageshwari. It omits , omits in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh
, and uses as the only
A flat note
komal
 note. Rageshri is similar to Bageshri except for
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha
 and omission of . has more prominence and many times is used in a curvy manner like in
Descending movement of notes
avaroh
. Some lineages/artists use
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha
 in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh
. But Rageshri with only
A flat note
komal
 is more popular.