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A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Bilawal
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
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
Vakra
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Bhakti (Devotion), Shringar (Romantic), Veer (Bravery)
Shankara 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 omits and all the other notes used are
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha. Both and are weak. Usually is omitted in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh and in
Descending movement of notes
avaroh it is used as a
A note played for a short duration before the main note
grace note and passing note in phrases like . In
Ascending movement of notes
aroh is usually associated with grace of while in
Descending movement of notes
avaroh with the grace of . is also used in a curvy manner like . and are key phrases.