Raga Bhairav

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Raga Bhairav is a fundamental and ancient morning raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its serious, meditative mood and characteristic use of komal (flat) Re and Dha.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindustani raga
morning raga
aestheticMood austere
devotional
meditative
serious
aroha Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa
associatedDeity Lord Shiva NERFINISHED
associatedDeityForm Bhairava NERFINISHED
avaroha Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa
culturalAssociation contemplation at sunrise
importance fundamental raga in Hindustani music
influencedRagas Ahir Bhairav NERFINISHED
Bairagi Bhairav NERFINISHED
Jogiya
Ramkali NERFINISHED
jati sampurna
movementCharacteristic slow, grave melodic movement
musicTradition Hindustani classical music
noteCharacteristic prominent use of komal Re and komal Dha
origin ancient raga
pakad Sa Re♭ Re♭ Sa | Sa Dha♭ Pa | Ma Ga Re♭ Sa
pedagogicalRole often taught as a basic morning raga
performanceContext early morning concerts
spiritual or meditative settings
rasa bhakti
shanta
vira (in restrained form)
relatedRagaFamily Bhairav ang
samvadi Re
scaleType sampurna-sampurna
swarasUsed Pa
Sa
komal Dha
komal Re
shuddh Ga
shuddh Ma
shuddh Ni
thaat Bhairav thaat NERFINISHED
timeOfPerformance dawn
early morning
tonic Sa as primary reference note
usage bhajan
dhrupad
instrumental music
khayal
vadi Dha

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Hindustani music hasRaga Raga Bhairav