A basis for the organisation and classification of ragas depending on the notes used
Thaat:
Khamaj
Preferred time or season for playing
Time:
Early 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 7 notes
Sampurna
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Containing 7 notes
Sampurna
Do not follow strict ascending or descending order of notes
Vakra
Emotions evoked by the raga
Mood:
Chanchal (Lively), Shringar (Romantic)
Tilak Kamod is one among such ragas which are mostly used for chota khyals and semi-classical presentations. It omits and in
Ascending movement of notes
aroh
 and all seven notes are used in the
Descending movement of notes
avaroh
, in a curvy manner. All the notes are
A natural note (corresponds to notes in Western major scale)
shuddha
. Direct descending from upper to like with a
Transitioning from one note to another in a gliding manner
meend
, and , are the key phrases of this raga. Some scholars also use
A flat note
komal
 in the avaroh.