Raga Khamaj

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Raga Khamaj is a prominent and versatile Hindustani classical raga traditionally associated with romantic and devotional moods, often performed in the late evening and used as the basis for many semi-classical forms and folk melodies.

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Raga Khamaj canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindustani raga ⓘ
melodic mode ⓘ
allows light classical improvisation ⓘ
ornamentation with meend and gamak ⓘ
arohana S G M P D N S' ⓘ
associatedWith devotional mood ⓘ
romantic mood ⓘ
audiation shadava–sampurna raga ⓘ
avarohana S' N D P M G R S ⓘ
belongsTo Hindustani classical music ⓘ
linked to: Hindustani music
importantNote Gandhar (Ga) ⓘ
Pancham (Pa) ⓘ
janyaOf Khamaj thaat ⓘ
jati shadava–sampurna ⓘ
origin North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
pakad G M P D N D P M G ⓘ
G M P D N S' N D P M G ⓘ
parentOf Raga Desh ⓘ
Raga Jaijaiwanti ⓘ
Raga Jhinjhoti ⓘ
Raga Tilak Kamod ⓘ
performanceContext concert performance ⓘ
dance recitals ⓘ
devotional gatherings ⓘ
rasa bhakti (devotional) ⓘ
shringara (romantic) ⓘ
region North Indian classical tradition ⓘ
samvadi Ni ⓘ
scaleType heptatonic in ascent and descent overall ⓘ
similarTo Raga Desh ⓘ
Raga Jhinjhoti ⓘ
thaat Khamaj thaat ⓘ
time late evening ⓘ
second prahar of the night ⓘ
tonic Sa ⓘ
usedFor dance compositions ⓘ
film songs in Indian cinema ⓘ
light classical bandish ⓘ
usedIn bhajan ⓘ
dadra ⓘ
folk melodies of North India ⓘ
ghazal ⓘ
hori ⓘ
kajri ⓘ
semi-classical compositions ⓘ
thumri ⓘ
usesSwaras komal Ni in descent ⓘ
shuddha Ni in ascent ⓘ
vadi Ga ⓘ

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Hindustani music → hasRaga → Raga Khamaj ⓘ