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Bairāgi

Austere modern pentatonic (attributed to Pt. Ravi Shankar): S, komal re, shuddh ma, Pa, komal ni; no Ga, no Dha; Ma as vadi.

Bairāgi is a raaga in the Hindustani tradition (Bhairav thaat).

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

arohana / ascending

S r m P n S'

avarohana / descending

S' n P m r S

How to hear it

Vadi / sonant
Ma
Samvadi / consonant
Sa
Signature phrase / pakad
m P n P m r, r P m r S, .n S r S
Thaat
Bhairav
Time / samay
early morning (first prahar)

Easy to confuse with

Bairagi Bhairav variants (add komal dha). Carnatic: Revati (same five notes).
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