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Alahaiyā bilāval

Bright shuddh Bilaval (major scale) whose single tell is the komal ni tucked between two dhaivats descending (D n D P); ascent skips madhyam.

Alahaiyā bilāval is a raaga in the Hindustani tradition (Bilaval thaat).

in the raaga vadi (sonant) samvadi (consonant)
or tap any lit note to hear it

arohana / ascending

S R G P D N S'

avarohana / descending

S' N D P D n D P m G R S

How to hear it

Vadi / sonant
Dha
Samvadi / consonant
Ga
Signature phrase / pakad
G R G P, D n D P, m G R, G P D N S'
Thaat
Bilaval
Time / samay
morning (first prahar)

Easy to confuse with

plain Bilaval (no komal ni)
Deshkar
Shankara. Carnatic scale: Śankarābharaṇaṁ.
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