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Hindustani raaga · Bhairav thaat

Bhairav

Komal re and komal dha, taken with a slow andolan (oscillation); rest shuddh. Grave morning raaga.

Bhairav 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 G m P d N S'

avarohana / descending

S' N d P m G r S

How to hear it

Vadi / sonant
Dha
Samvadi / consonant
Re
Signature phrase / pakad
S r S, G m P, d P, G m r S
Thaat
Bhairav
Time / samay
dawn / early morning

Easy to confuse with

Ahir Bhairav
Kalingda
Ramkali. Carnatic: Māyāmāḷavagauḷa.
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