A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Kafi
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Afternoon
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 6 notes
Shadav
-
Containing 7 notes
Sampurna
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
Vakra
Alternative names:
Sugharai
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Karun (Sad, Compassionate), Shant (Serene, Peaceful), Shringar (Romantic)
Sughrai is a variant of Kanada, presented in the day time. This raga omits in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh
 and uses all seven notes in
Descending movement of notes
avaroh
. Both and are
A flat note
komal
 and the rest of the notes are
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha
. The Kanada
Style of presenting based on another raga
ang
 is represented by , phrases and
Oscillating note
andolit
 .