Introduction

Afternoon raag. Usually sung after Bhairav, Todi, Lalit, Bhatiyar

Hails from the parental thaat - Kafi. Popularity in the mathura region. Somewhere betweeen 12pm and 3pm to sing this song. Summer season raaga & romantic mood.

Rasa - Shringar. (especially Krishna playing with his daasis)
In the afternoon heat, this raag cools you down. Meant to be a cool as well as serious / contemplative (Gambhir and sheetal). Used in Lok sangeet and probably originated from it.

GA and NI is komal - #kafi thaat

Wadi swara and samwadi - king and prime minister of the court.

Gandhar and Dhaivat are missing.
Komal and Shuddha nishaad.

Compositionally used for representing fondness - e.g. please do something.
NSR MRS NS

Wadi - Re
Samwadi - Pa (nyaas)

Aaroh: S R M P N S (Shudh Ni)
Avroh: S' N P M R S N S (Komal Ni)

Audav-

Pakkad

N S R
M R
P M R (N S)

Aalap

N S R M R
N S R M M P (M ~ R)
R M P N
P N N S
S N P (pakkad)
N P M R
R M R
N S R
N S

FIlm songs

jhooti moothi mitwa aawan bole -
Resembles Mian Malhar
Aalap thaan bandish.

Aaaja bhavar soonji dagar soona hai ghar aaja. Na saata re
Jhanan nan jhananan jhanana baaje payaliye
saawan aaye ya na aaye (sawan)
bhaye bhanjana vandana sun hamari daras tere maange yeh tera poojari - Basant bahar

Megh and Madmat Saarang - very similar. how do you differentiate? From chalan bhed, waadi bhed, raganga bhed

NS RMP(M)RS (lower ang has no kampan)
Madmat Sarang has only shuddha Ni.

• MR RMPnM ()

How to differentiate between
Kanada (sometimes Abhogi) & Sarang -
S N P ( Uchharana bhed - S N P) No long meend.
kaanada ang- S N~P

Sarang & Megh (Ri-Ma combo & Ni(~Sa)) --- megh is Shadaj waadi and Pancham Samwadi
S N S N N(~) R(M) M P N S~n~P (Dhrupad ang - usually sthir raags)
RMPnPMR

NS RMPn PMRS RNS
Rang le manva baaana (long variant)

NNN SSSS NS RMR M PnMP
Jhoolat bhor juhki ambuva ki daliya

PSN SSS Pn Pnnn
Koyal sang aali umang

PM RS
Jis rang

RMPNPMRS RNS
Le .. maanava baana

(long variant) Antara starts at Khali

MM MPPN NS RNNS
Chaayi dupheri chado sunheri

N.... S'- NS' PNS'R'S RNS'nP
Kalash liye din raaj prataapi

PS' NS' S' Pn Pnnn PM RS
Is rang ki le dubaki bhar rang

RMPn PmRS R..NS NS
le .. maanavaa baana