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Śrī

Built on the oscillating komal-Re to Pancham meend (Re-Pa sangati), skeletal ascent skipping Ga and Dha; austere devotional dusk raga. UNRELATED to the Carnatic ragam of the same name.

Śrī is a raaga in the Hindustani tradition (Poorvi thaat).

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

arohana / ascending

S r M P N S'

avarohana / descending

S' N d P M G r S

How to hear it

Vadi / sonant
komal Re
Samvadi / consonant
Pa
Signature phrase / pakad
N. r r P; P M G r; r S
Thaat
Poorvi
Time / samay
late afternoon into sunset (fourth prahar of day)

Easy to confuse with

Puriya Dhanashri
Purvi
Basant
Gauri. NOT the Carnatic Sri (a Kharaharapriya janya)
scale ~ Kamavardhini.
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