Bhairavi thaat · beginner
Bhairavi
भैरवी
Bhairavi is a sampurna raga using all five komal swaras, though in practice artists freely admit shuddha swaras as anya swaras, making it the most chromatically fluid raga in the tradition. It is conventionally offered as the closing piece of a concert, evoking bhakti and gentle pathos.
Samay
MorningConcluding raga, traditionally morning; performed as final piece at any time
Rasa
Karuna, Bhakti, Shringara
Vadi · Samvadi
M · S
Pakad
g M d n d P, M g, r S
S
r
R
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G
M
M'
P
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D
n
N
I Ascent & descent
Aroha (ascending)
SrgMPdnS'
Avaroha (descending)
S'ndPMgrS
II In performance
Famous compositions
- Baju Band Khul Khul JaayeTraditional (popularised by Bade Ghulam Ali Khan) · Thumri
- Babul Mora Naihar Chhooto JaayeWajid Ali Shah · Thumri
- Jamuna Ke TeerTraditional · Bhajan / Bandish
Listen to the masters
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali KhanBegum AkhtarKishori AmonkarPt. Bhimsen Joshi
Allied ragas