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Rāgēśrī

Light-romantic night raga with no Pa, shuddh Ga and komal Ni; the shuddh Gandhar and the D-G pull separate it from Bageshri (komal Ga).

Rāgēśrī is a raaga in the Hindustani tradition (Khamaj 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 m R S

How to hear it

Vadi / sonant
Ga
Samvadi / consonant
komal Ni
Signature phrase / pakad
n. D. n. S, G m R S, G m D n D m, G m R S
Thaat
Khamaj
Time / samay
night (second prahar)

Easy to confuse with

Bageshri (komal Ga)
Malgunji
Bageshri-Kanada. Carnatic: Bageshri (a confusable, not exact).
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