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Hindustani raaga · Kalyan thaat

Yaman kalyāṇ

Tivra Ma throughout; the phrase N. R G and the leap to Ni are signatures. Sa and Pa are often skipped in the ascent.

Yaman kalyāṇ is a raaga in the Hindustani tradition (Kalyan thaat).

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

arohana / ascending

N. R G M P D N S'

avarohana / descending

S' N D P M G R S

How to hear it

Vadi / sonant
Ga
Samvadi / consonant
Ni
Signature phrase / pakad
N. R G, R G, P M G R, S
Thaat
Kalyan
Time / samay
first prahar of the night (early evening)

Easy to confuse with

Bhoop (Kalyan thaat but pentatonic)
Yaman-Kalyan (adds shuddh Ma). Carnatic: Kalyāṇi/Mechakalyāṇi.
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