Raagas

Although the total number of raags in Hindustani classical music was as big as 300, several of them have been lost over the centuries. About 100 raags are known and performed these days. The following list contains most of them. Complete formats, bandishes and popular songs have been provided for many raags. Names of such raags are underscored. Simply click on the name of a raag to see its complete details. Audio clips are also provided to illustrate several details. We’ll keep adding details for more raags with time. While classification of most raags in thaats is universally accepted, opinions vary among the experts for some raags. The same is true about performance times of some raags. The list is sorted alphabetically by raag name. You can sort the list by thaat or performance time by clicking on the column headers.

Raaga Thaat Performance Time Adana Asavari Night Ahir Bhairav Bhairav Morning Asavari Morning Bageshri Kafi Night Bahar Kafi Night Bairagi Bhairav Bhairav Morning Basant Poorvi Night Basant Mukhari Morning Bhairav Bhairav Morning Bhairavi Bhairavi Any Time Bhankar Bhairav Morning Bhatiyar Bhairav Morning Bhimpalasi Kafi Afternoon Bhinna Shadja Khamaj Night Bhoopal Todi Bhairavi Morning Bhoopali Kalyan Evening Bihag Kalyan Night Bilaskhani Todi Bhairavi Morning Bilawal Bilawal Morning Chandani Kedar Kalyan Night Chandrakauns Night Charukeshi Chhayanat Kalyan Night Darbari Asavari Night Desh Khamaj Evening Deshkar Bilawal Morning Desi Asavari Morning Dhani Kafi Any Time Durga Bilawal Night Gara Khamaj Gaud Malhar Kafi Monsoon Gaud Saarang Kalyan Afternoon Gorakh Kalyan Khamaj Night Gunakri Bhairav Morning Gurjari Todi Todi Morning Hamir Kalyan Night Hansdhwani Bilawal Evening Hindol Kalyan Morning Jaijaiwanti Khamaj Night JanaSammohini Jaunpuri Asavari Morning Jhinjhoti Khamaj Night Jogiya Bhairav Morning Kafi Kafi Any Time Kalavati Khamaj Night Kalingada Bhairav Morning Kamod Kalyan Evening Kedar Kalyan Night Khamaj Khamaj Evening Kirwani Night Lalit Poorvi Morning Madhuvanti Todi Afternoon Madhyamad Sarang Kafi Afternoon Malgunji Kafi Night Malhar Kafi Night Malkauns Bhairavi Night Malkauns Pancham Bhairavi Night Mand Bilawal Any Time Maru Bihag Kalyan Evening Marwa Marwa Afternoon Miyan Malhar Kafi Monsoon Multani Todi Afternoon Nand Kalyan Night Nat Bhairav Bhairav Morning Pahadi Bilawal Evening Patdeep Afternoon Piloo Kafi Any Time Poorvi Poorvi Afternoon Puriya Marwa Evening Puriya Dhanashri Poorvi Evening Rageshri Khamaj Night Sham Kalyan Kalyan Evening Shankara Bilawal Evening Shivranjani Kafi Night Shri Poorvi Afternoon Shuddh Kalyan Kalyan Evening Shuddh Sarang Kalyan Afternoon Sohni Marwa Morning Tilak Kamod Khamaj Night Tilang Khamaj Evening Todi Todi Morning Vibhas Bhairav Morning Vrindavani Sarang Kafi Yaman Kalyan Evening Yaman Kalyan Kalyan Evening