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Raga Explorer · Late night

Bageshri बागेश्री

A late-night Kafi-thaat raga centred on Ma, with komal Ga and Ni and a restrained use of Pa.

Bageshri aroha

Begin below Sa and leave Re and Pa out of this compact ascent.

  1. nịA♯3
  2. SaC4
  3. gaD♯4
  4. MaF4
  5. DhaA4
  6. niA♯4
  7. Sa′C5
Scale map
CSaC#·DReD#gaE·FMaF#·GPaG#·ADhaA#niB·

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  1. SaC4
  2. gaD♯4
  3. MaF4
  4. DhaA4
  5. MaF4
  6. PaG4
  7. DhaA4
  8. MaF4
  9. gaD♯4
  10. MaF4
  11. gaD♯4
  12. ReD4
  13. SaC4

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Aroha

nị Sa ga Ma Dha ni Sa′

Avroh

Sa′ ni Dha Ma · Ma Pa Dha Ma ga Re Sa

Pakad cue

Sa ga Ma Dha · Ma Pa Dha Ma ga · Ma ga Re Sa

Swara map

Komal Ga and komal Ni. Re is commonly omitted in ascent, while Pa is restrained and often heard in the descending Ma–Pa–Dha–Ma–Ga catchphrase.

Beginner focus

  1. Treat Ma as the melodic centre instead of leaning automatically on Pa.
  2. Keep Re out of the simple ascent, then hear it clearly in the descent.
  3. Use Pa as a coloured touch inside Ma–Pa–Dha–Ma–Ga, not as a constant destination.

Common mistakes

  • Playing the full Kafi scale straight upward.
  • Making Pa as prominent as Ma in every phrase.
  • Flattening the Ma–Ga–Re–Sa close into an unshaped scale fragment.

Reference and variation

This page uses a widely taught beginner outline. Raga treatment, characteristic phrases, intonation, and vadi–samvadi descriptions can differ across gharanas and authorities. Compare the notation with listening and your teacher’s approach.

Hindustani Raga Index: Bageshri

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Editorial and interactive check completed · Specialist teacher review not recorded · Updated 25 August 2026