Playable Raga Explorer
Learn the phrase, not only the scale.
Each page maps the raga from your chosen Sa, plays aroha, avaroha, and a characteristic beginner phrase, and clearly marks where traditions may vary.
Raga Yaman
A foundational evening raga whose luminous colour comes from tivra Ma and characteristic movement through Ni–Re–Ga. Aroha, avaroha, pakad, scale map, and three playable exercises.
Open 02Early morningRaga Bhairav
An early-morning raga shaped by the weight and slow oscillation of komal Re and komal Dha. Aroha, avaroha, pakad, scale map, and three playable exercises.
Open 03Late eveningRaga Bhupali
A five-note late-evening raga using Sa, Re, Ga, Pa, and Dha, with Ga and Dha forming an important axis. Aroha, avaroha, pakad, scale map, and three playable exercises.
Open 04Second quarter of nightRaga Kafi
A complete seven-note raga whose komal Ga and komal Ni give it an earthy, flexible colour heard across classical and folk-linked forms. Aroha, avaroha, pakad, scale map, and three playable exercises.
Open 05Midnight and late nightRaga Malkauns
A slow, weighty midnight pentatonic using komal Ga, komal Dha, and komal Ni around shuddha Ma. Aroha, avaroha, pakad, scale map, and three playable exercises.
Open 06Traditionally morning; also used to close concertsRaga Bhairavi
A beloved concert-closing raga whose basic form places komal Re, Ga, Dha, and Ni around shuddha Ma and Pa. Aroha, avaroha, pakad, scale map, and three playable exercises.
Open 07Late nightRaga Bageshri
A late-night Kafi-thaat raga centred on Ma, with komal Ga and Ni and a restrained use of Pa. Aroha, avaroha, pakad, scale map, and three playable exercises.
Open 08Late afternoonRaga Bhimpalasi
A warm late-afternoon raga with a pentatonic ascent and a complete Kafi-coloured descent. Aroha, avaroha, pakad, scale map, and three playable exercises.
Open 09Late morning, after sunriseRaga Todi
A searching late-morning raga combining komal Re, Ga, and Dha with tivra Ma and shuddha Ni. Aroha, avaroha, pakad, scale map, and three playable exercises.
Open 10Second quarter of nightRaga Desh
A lyrical night raga with a pentatonic ascent, a fuller descent, and contrasting shuddha and komal Ni. Aroha, avaroha, pakad, scale map, and three playable exercises.
Open 11Late nightRaga Khamaj
A flexible late-night raga whose beginner form rises with shuddha Ni and descends with komal Ni. Aroha, avaroha, pakad, scale map, and three playable exercises.
Open 12Midnight and late nightRaga Darbari Kanada
A grave late-night Kanada raga defined by slow, oscillated komal Ga and Dha and curved descending movement. Aroha, avaroha, pakad, scale map, and three playable exercises.
OpenA raga is more than allowed notes
The interactive scale map is an orientation aid. Raga identity also depends on phrase grammar, emphasis, approach, ornament, register, tempo, and lineage. Use these pages as beginner references alongside listening and instruction—not as a claim that a scale automatically becomes a raga.