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Hindustani raaga · Bhairavi thaat

Mālkauns

Komal ga, dha, ni with shuddh ma; no Re or Pa. Deep, meditative.

Mālkauns is a raaga in the Hindustani tradition (Bhairavi thaat).

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

arohana / ascending

S g m d n S'

avarohana / descending

S' n d m g S

How to hear it

Vadi / sonant
Ma
Samvadi / consonant
Sa
Signature phrase / pakad
m g m d, n d, m g S
Thaat
Bhairavi
Time / samay
late night (third prahar)

Easy to confuse with

Chandrakauns (shuddh Ni)
Bageshri (has Re, Pa). Carnatic: Hindōḷaṁ.
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