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Hindustani raaga · Bilawal thaat
Hamsadhvāni
Bright cheerful pentatonic, only shuddh notes, NO Ma or Dha; the G-P-N leaps and N-P-G-R-S descent are the giveaway. Vadi/samvadi cited variably.
Hamsadhvāni is a raaga in the Hindustani tradition (Bilawal thaat).
in the raaga
vadi (sonant)
samvadi (consonant)
or tap any lit note to hear it
arohana / ascending
S R G P N S'
avarohana / descending
S' N P G R S
How to hear it
- Vadi / sonant
- Sa (some: Pa)
- Samvadi / consonant
- Pa (some: Re)
- Signature phrase / pakad
- G P N S', N P G R S, .N R G P
- Thaat
- Bilawal
- Time / samay
- late evening / early night
Easy to confuse with
Shankara (adds Dha). Carnatic: Hamsadhwani (same S R G P N).
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