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The Ragas can be divided into four catagories:
[1] Those which omit madhyama.
Examples: Bhupali, Shankara, Desakar
| Tanpura tuning: |
1st string: 'P |
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2nd string: S |
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3rd string: S |
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4th string: 'S |
[2] Those which include both pa and ma. Here we have two types:
(a) Those dominated by pa. The strings are tuned as in [1].
Examples: Bhairava, Yaman.
| Tanpura tuning: |
1st string: 'P |
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2nd string: S |
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3rd string: S |
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4th string: 'S |
(b) Those dominated by ma. Here the first string is tuned in 'm
, that is , shuddha ma in mandra saptaka. The remaining three
strings remain the same.
Examples: Bageshri, Lalit pancham.
| Tanpura tuning: |
1st string: 'm |
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2nd string: S |
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3rd string: S |
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4th string: 'S |
[3] Those which omit panchama. The strings are tuned as in [2b].
Examples: Malkaus, Lalit.
| Tanpura tuning: |
1st string: 'm |
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2nd string: S |
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3rd string: S |
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4th string: 'S |
[4] Many evening ragas like Marva, Puriya, Poorvi; also, Sohani. Here
the first string is tuned in 'N, that is , ni in mandra saptak. The
remaining three strings remain the same.
| Tanpura tuning: |
1st string: 'N |
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2nd string: S |
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3rd string: S |
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4th string: 'S |
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