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Hindustani raaga · Marwa thaat

Mārvā

Pancham omitted and Sa barely touched, so it floats unresolved on komal Re and shuddh Dha with a mandra-Dha to komal-Re leap; yearning dusk mood.

Mārvā is a raaga in the Hindustani tradition (Marwa thaat).

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

arohana / ascending

N. D. r G M D N r' S'

avarohana / descending

r' N D M G r S; N. D. r S

How to hear it

Vadi / sonant
komal Re
Samvadi / consonant
Dha
Signature phrase / pakad
D. r; D M G r; r G M G r S
Thaat
Marwa
Time / samay
sunset / sandhi-prakash (dusk)

Easy to confuse with

Puriya (same thaat, Ga-Ni emphasis)
Sohni
Bhatiyar. Carnatic scale ~ Gamanashrama minus Pa.
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