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A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Kalyan
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Late evening
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 5 notes
Audav-
Containing 7 notes
Sampurna
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Gambhir (Serious), Shant (Serene, Peaceful)
Shuddha Kalyan is a variant of Kalyan. It uses the notes of Bhoop in the
Ascending movement of notes
aroh and Kalyan in the
Descending movement of notes
avaroh. Hence, and are omitted in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh and all seven notes are used in the
Descending movement of notes
avaroh. Except
A sharp note
tivra , all the other notes are
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha. Both and , used only in
Descending movement of notes
avaroh, are weak and are used in
Transitioning from one note to another in a gliding manner
meend movements and as
A note played for a short duration before the main note
grace notes in
Melodic improvisation that introduces and develops a raga
alap, without any sustenance. and phrases use and respectively, in
Transitioning from one note to another in a gliding manner
meend. These two are the important phrases of this raga. This raga is suited for Dhrupad and Khayals due to its serious nature.