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| Raga | Tradition | Scale Type | Mood | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YamanBeginner | Hindustani (Kalyan thaat) | Sampurna | Peace | Devotion | Explore |
| KalyaniBeginner-Int. | Carnatic (65th melakarta) | Sampurna | Auspiciousness | Joy | Explore |
| BhairaviInt.-Adv. | Carnatic (janya, Natabhairavi) | Vakra sampurna | Devotion | Karuna | Explore |
| HamsadhwaniBeginner | Carnatic (janya, Sankarabharanam) | Audava (5) | Joy | Auspiciousness | Explore |
| MohanamBeginner | Carnatic (janya, Harikambhoji) | Audava (5) | Joy | Peace | Explore |
| BhoopBeginner | Hindustani (Kalyan thaat) | Audava (5) | Peace | Devotion | Explore |
| KharaharapriyaIntermediate | Carnatic (22nd melakarta) | Sampurna | Karuna | Devotion | Explore |
| AbheriIntermediate | Carnatic (janya, Kharaharapriya) | Audava-Sampurna | Devotion | Longing | Explore |
| ShankarabharanamBeginner-Int. | Carnatic (29th melakarta) | Sampurna | Majesty | Joy | Explore |
| Todi (Hanumatodi)Advanced | Carnatic (8th melakarta) | Sampurna | Devotion | Pathos | Explore |
| HindolamBeginner-Int. | Carnatic (janya, Natabhairavi) | Audava (5) | Devotion | Peace | Explore |
| MalkaunsIntermediate | Hindustani (Bhairavi thaat) | Audava (5) | Gravity | Devotion | Explore |
| KambhojiIntermediate | Carnatic (janya, Harikambhoji) | Shadava-Sampurna | Majesty | Devotion | Explore |
| AnandabhairaviIntermediate | Carnatic (janya, Natabhairavi) | Vakra | Peace | Karuna | Explore |
| Darbari KanadaAdvanced | Hindustani (Asavari thaat) | Sampurna | Majesty | Gravity | Explore |
| MadhyamavatiBeginner | Carnatic (janya, Kharaharapriya) | Audava (5) | Auspiciousness | Peace | Explore |
| BhairavIntermediate | Hindustani (Bhairav thaat) | Sampurna | Devotion | Majesty | Explore |
| DeshIntermediate | Hindustani (Khamaj thaat) | Audava-Sampurna | Romance | Patriotism | Explore |
| BhimpalasiIntermediate | Hindustani (Kafi thaat) | Audava-Sampurna | Romance | Longing | Explore |
| BageshriIntermediate | Hindustani (Kafi thaat) | Vakra | Romance | Longing | Explore |
| SriranjaniIntermediate | Carnatic (janya, Kharaharapriya) | Shadava (6) | Joy | Sweetness | Explore |
| AbhogiBeginner-Int. | Carnatic (janya, Kharaharapriya) | Audava (5) | Peace | Sweetness | Explore |
| CharukesiIntermediate | Carnatic (26th melakarta) | Sampurna | Melancholy | Longing | Explore |
| HamsanandiIntermediate | Carnatic (janya, Gamanashrama) | Shadava (6) | Devotion | Longing | Explore |
| MayamalavagowlaBeginner | Carnatic (15th melakarta) | Sampurna | Devotion | Peace | Explore |
| Bhairavi (Hindustani)Intermediate | Hindustani (Bhairavi thaat) | Sampurna | Devotion | Sweetness | Explore |
| KafiBeginner-Int. | Hindustani (Kafi thaat) | Sampurna | Romance | Playfulness | Explore |
| KhamajBeginner-Int. | Hindustani (Khamaj thaat) | Shadava-Sampurna | Romance | Sweetness | Explore |
| Ahir BhairavIntermediate | Hindustani (Bhairav-derived) | Sampurna | Devotion | Peace | Explore |
| Sindhu BhairaviIntermediate | Carnatic (from Hind. Bhairavi) | Sampurna (all 12) | Devotion | Melancholy | Explore |
| ReetigowlaInt.-Adv. | Carnatic (janya, Kharaharapriya) | Vakra | Devotion | Peace | Explore |
| SaveriIntermediate | Carnatic (janya, Mayamalavagowla) | Audava-Sampurna | Devotion | Compassion | Explore |
| NattaiBeginner-Int. | Carnatic (janya, Chalanata) | Vakra | Majesty | Energy | Explore |
| GowlaIntermediate | Carnatic (janya, Mayamalavagowla) | Vakra | Devotion | Gravity | Explore |
| ArabhiIntermediate | Carnatic (janya, Shankarabharanam) | Audava-Sampurna | Valour | Devotion | Explore |
| VaraliAdvanced | Carnatic (janya, Jhalavarali) | Vakra | Melancholy | Mystery | Explore |
| Sri (Sriragam)Intermediate | Carnatic (janya, Kharaharapriya) | Vakra | Auspiciousness | Peace | Explore |
| BilahariBeginner-Int. | Carnatic (janya, Shankarabharanam) | Audava-Sampurna | Joy | Auspiciousness | Explore |
| BegadaIntermediate | Carnatic (janya, Shankarabharanam) | Vakra | Majesty | Joy | Explore |
| KedaragowlaIntermediate | Carnatic (janya, Harikambhoji) | Audava-Sampurna | Devotion | Warmth | Explore |
| MarwaAdvanced | Hindustani (Marwa thaat) | Shadava | Yearning | Gravity | Explore |
| PuriyaAdvanced | Hindustani (Marwa thaat) | Shadava | Serenity | Contemplation | Explore |
| JogIntermediate | Hindustani (Kafi/Khamaj) | Audava-ish | Boldness | Yearning | Explore |
| BihagIntermediate | Hindustani (Bilawal thaat) | Audava-Sampurna | Romance | Sweetness | Explore |
| ShivaranjaniBeginner-Int. | Both (janya, Kharaharapriya) | Audava (5) | Melancholy | Longing | Explore |
| SaraswatiIntermediate | Carnatic (janya, Vachaspati) | Audava/Shadava | Auspiciousness | Devotion | Explore |
| RanjaniIntermediate | Carnatic (janya, Dharmavati) | Audava-Shadava | Devotion | Enchantment | Explore |
| AmritavarshiniIntermediate | Carnatic (janya, Chitrambari) | Audava (5) | Auspiciousness | Joy | Explore |
| HarikambhojiIntermediate | Carnatic (28th melakarta) | Sampurna | Devotion | Warmth | Explore |
| NatabhairaviIntermediate | Carnatic (20th melakarta) | Sampurna | Devotion | Gravity | Explore |
| VachaspatiIntermediate | Carnatic (64th melakarta) | Sampurna | Joy | Devotion | Explore |
| SimhendramadhyamamInt.-Adv. | Carnatic (57th melakarta) | Sampurna | Majesty | Melancholy | Explore |
| PantuvaraliInt.-Adv. | Carnatic (51st melakarta) | Sampurna | Devotion | Intensity | Explore |
| SahanaInt.-Adv. | Carnatic (janya, Harikambhoji) | Vakra | Peace | Tenderness | Explore |
| KapiIntermediate | Carnatic (janya, Kharaharapriya) | Bhashanga | Devotion | Tenderness | Explore |
| ValajiBeginner-Int. | Carnatic (janya, Harikambhoji) | Audava (5) | Joy | Sweetness | Explore |
| Miyan ki MalharAdvanced | Hindustani (Kafi thaat) | Sampurna | Yearning | Monsoon | Explore |
| KedarInt.-Adv. | Hindustani (Kalyan/Bilawal) | Sampurna | Devotion | Serenity | Explore |
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Kalyan thaat)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Peace | Devotion
- Tradition
- Carnatic (65th melakarta)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Auspiciousness | Joy
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Natabhairavi)
- Scale Type
- Vakra sampurna
- Mood
- Devotion | Karuna
Hamsadhwani
ViewBeginner
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Sankarabharanam)
- Scale Type
- Audava (5)
- Mood
- Joy | Auspiciousness
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Harikambhoji)
- Scale Type
- Audava (5)
- Mood
- Joy | Peace
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Kalyan thaat)
- Scale Type
- Audava (5)
- Mood
- Peace | Devotion
Kharaharapriya
ViewIntermediate
- Tradition
- Carnatic (22nd melakarta)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Karuna | Devotion
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Kharaharapriya)
- Scale Type
- Audava-Sampurna
- Mood
- Devotion | Longing
Shankarabharanam
ViewBeginner-Int.
- Tradition
- Carnatic (29th melakarta)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Majesty | Joy
Todi (Hanumatodi)
ViewAdvanced
- Tradition
- Carnatic (8th melakarta)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Devotion | Pathos
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Natabhairavi)
- Scale Type
- Audava (5)
- Mood
- Devotion | Peace
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Bhairavi thaat)
- Scale Type
- Audava (5)
- Mood
- Gravity | Devotion
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Harikambhoji)
- Scale Type
- Shadava-Sampurna
- Mood
- Majesty | Devotion
Anandabhairavi
ViewIntermediate
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Natabhairavi)
- Scale Type
- Vakra
- Mood
- Peace | Karuna
Darbari Kanada
ViewAdvanced
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Asavari thaat)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Majesty | Gravity
Madhyamavati
ViewBeginner
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Kharaharapriya)
- Scale Type
- Audava (5)
- Mood
- Auspiciousness | Peace
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Bhairav thaat)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Devotion | Majesty
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Khamaj thaat)
- Scale Type
- Audava-Sampurna
- Mood
- Romance | Patriotism
Bhimpalasi
ViewIntermediate
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Kafi thaat)
- Scale Type
- Audava-Sampurna
- Mood
- Romance | Longing
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Kafi thaat)
- Scale Type
- Vakra
- Mood
- Romance | Longing
Sriranjani
ViewIntermediate
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Kharaharapriya)
- Scale Type
- Shadava (6)
- Mood
- Joy | Sweetness
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Kharaharapriya)
- Scale Type
- Audava (5)
- Mood
- Peace | Sweetness
- Tradition
- Carnatic (26th melakarta)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Melancholy | Longing
Hamsanandi
ViewIntermediate
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Gamanashrama)
- Scale Type
- Shadava (6)
- Mood
- Devotion | Longing
Mayamalavagowla
ViewBeginner
- Tradition
- Carnatic (15th melakarta)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Devotion | Peace
Bhairavi (Hindustani)
ViewIntermediate
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Bhairavi thaat)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Devotion | Sweetness
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Kafi thaat)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Romance | Playfulness
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Khamaj thaat)
- Scale Type
- Shadava-Sampurna
- Mood
- Romance | Sweetness
Ahir Bhairav
ViewIntermediate
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Bhairav-derived)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Devotion | Peace
Sindhu Bhairavi
ViewIntermediate
- Tradition
- Carnatic (from Hind. Bhairavi)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna (all 12)
- Mood
- Devotion | Melancholy
Reetigowla
ViewInt.-Adv.
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Kharaharapriya)
- Scale Type
- Vakra
- Mood
- Devotion | Peace
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Mayamalavagowla)
- Scale Type
- Audava-Sampurna
- Mood
- Devotion | Compassion
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Chalanata)
- Scale Type
- Vakra
- Mood
- Majesty | Energy
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Mayamalavagowla)
- Scale Type
- Vakra
- Mood
- Devotion | Gravity
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Shankarabharanam)
- Scale Type
- Audava-Sampurna
- Mood
- Valour | Devotion
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Jhalavarali)
- Scale Type
- Vakra
- Mood
- Melancholy | Mystery
Sri (Sriragam)
ViewIntermediate
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Kharaharapriya)
- Scale Type
- Vakra
- Mood
- Auspiciousness | Peace
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Shankarabharanam)
- Scale Type
- Audava-Sampurna
- Mood
- Joy | Auspiciousness
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Shankarabharanam)
- Scale Type
- Vakra
- Mood
- Majesty | Joy
Kedaragowla
ViewIntermediate
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Harikambhoji)
- Scale Type
- Audava-Sampurna
- Mood
- Devotion | Warmth
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Marwa thaat)
- Scale Type
- Shadava
- Mood
- Yearning | Gravity
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Marwa thaat)
- Scale Type
- Shadava
- Mood
- Serenity | Contemplation
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Kafi/Khamaj)
- Scale Type
- Audava-ish
- Mood
- Boldness | Yearning
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Bilawal thaat)
- Scale Type
- Audava-Sampurna
- Mood
- Romance | Sweetness
Shivaranjani
ViewBeginner-Int.
- Tradition
- Both (janya, Kharaharapriya)
- Scale Type
- Audava (5)
- Mood
- Melancholy | Longing
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Vachaspati)
- Scale Type
- Audava/Shadava
- Mood
- Auspiciousness | Devotion
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Dharmavati)
- Scale Type
- Audava-Shadava
- Mood
- Devotion | Enchantment
Amritavarshini
ViewIntermediate
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Chitrambari)
- Scale Type
- Audava (5)
- Mood
- Auspiciousness | Joy
Harikambhoji
ViewIntermediate
- Tradition
- Carnatic (28th melakarta)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Devotion | Warmth
Natabhairavi
ViewIntermediate
- Tradition
- Carnatic (20th melakarta)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Devotion | Gravity
Vachaspati
ViewIntermediate
- Tradition
- Carnatic (64th melakarta)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Joy | Devotion
Simhendramadhyamam
ViewInt.-Adv.
- Tradition
- Carnatic (57th melakarta)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Majesty | Melancholy
Pantuvarali
ViewInt.-Adv.
- Tradition
- Carnatic (51st melakarta)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Devotion | Intensity
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Harikambhoji)
- Scale Type
- Vakra
- Mood
- Peace | Tenderness
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Kharaharapriya)
- Scale Type
- Bhashanga
- Mood
- Devotion | Tenderness
- Tradition
- Carnatic (janya, Harikambhoji)
- Scale Type
- Audava (5)
- Mood
- Joy | Sweetness
Miyan ki Malhar
ViewAdvanced
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Kafi thaat)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Yearning | Monsoon
- Tradition
- Hindustani (Kalyan/Bilawal)
- Scale Type
- Sampurna
- Mood
- Devotion | Serenity
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KalyaniBhairaviHamsadhwaniMohanamKharaharapriyaAbheriShankarabharanamTodiHindolamKambhojiAnandabhairaviMadhyamavatiSriranjaniAbhogiCharukesiHamsanandiMayamalavagowlaSindhu BhairaviReetigowlaSaveriNattaiGowlaArabhiVaraliSriBilahariBegadaKedaragowlaSaraswatiRanjaniAmritavarshiniHarikambhojiNatabhairaviVachaspatiSimhendramadhyamamPantuvaraliSahanaKapiValaji
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