Raga Bhairav

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Raga Bhairav is a fundamental and ancient morning raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its serious, meditative mood and characteristic use of komal (flat) Re and Dha.

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Raga Bhairav canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindustani raga ⓘ
morning raga ⓘ
aestheticMood austere ⓘ
devotional ⓘ
meditative ⓘ
serious ⓘ
aroha Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa ⓘ
associatedDeity Lord Shiva ⓘ
linked to: Shiva
associatedDeityForm Bhairava ⓘ
linked to: Krodha Bhairava
avaroha Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa ⓘ
culturalAssociation contemplation at sunrise ⓘ
importance fundamental raga in Hindustani music ⓘ
influencedRagas Ahir Bhairav ⓘ
Bairagi Bhairav ⓘ
Jogiya ⓘ
Ramkali ⓘ
jati sampurna ⓘ
movementCharacteristic slow, grave melodic movement ⓘ
musicTradition Hindustani classical music ⓘ
noteCharacteristic prominent use of komal Re and komal Dha ⓘ
origin ancient raga ⓘ
pakad Sa Re♭ Re♭ Sa | Sa Dha♭ Pa | Ma Ga Re♭ Sa ⓘ
pedagogicalRole often taught as a basic morning raga ⓘ
performanceContext early morning concerts ⓘ
spiritual or meditative settings ⓘ
rasa bhakti ⓘ
shanta ⓘ
vira (in restrained form) ⓘ
relatedRagaFamily Bhairav ang ⓘ
samvadi Re ⓘ
scaleType sampurna-sampurna ⓘ
swarasUsed Pa ⓘ
Sa ⓘ
komal Dha ⓘ
komal Re ⓘ
shuddh Ga ⓘ
shuddh Ma ⓘ
shuddh Ni ⓘ
thaat Bhairav thaat ⓘ
timeOfPerformance dawn ⓘ
early morning ⓘ
tonic Sa as primary reference note ⓘ
usage bhajan ⓘ
dhrupad ⓘ
instrumental music ⓘ
khayal ⓘ
vadi Dha ⓘ

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Hindustani music → hasRaga → Raga Bhairav ⓘ