A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Kafi
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:
, 
Categorization based on number of notes used in aroh and avaroh
Jati:
Containing 5 notes
Audav
-
Containing 7 notes
Sampurna
Alternative names:
Saindhavi
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Chanchal (Lively), Karun (Sad, Compassionate), Shringar (Romantic)
Sindhura is a raga suited for semi-classical presentations. It is also called Saindhavi. It omits and in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh
 and uses all seven notes in the
Descending movement of notes
avaroh
. In avaroh both and are
A flat note
komal
 and the rest are
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha
 notes. Though is omitted in aroh, it is sometimes used in phrases like , but never along with . , , , are the key phrases.