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Dawn / sunriseHindustani

Raga Gunkali

Grave dawn raga; solemn and prayerful.

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The details

Classical hour
Dawn / sunrise
Tradition
Hindustani
Emotional essence
Dispassion, Grief, Devotion, Lust, Greed
Rasa
karuna, vairagya
Thaat
Bhairav
Hindustani name
Gunkali
Arohana (ascent)
S r M P d S
Avarohana (descent)
S d P M r S

How it is traditionally used

Listen at dawn / sunrise, when the raga's hour and your own state line up. Give it your attention rather than treating it as background sound: the tradition holds that a raga works on the mind through sustained listening, not ambience. Ten to twenty minutes is enough to feel the shift. It is pointed to for dispassion, grief, devotion.

Related ragas

Jogiya · Dawn / sunriseTodi (Miyan ki Todi) · MorningBhairav · Dawn / sunrisePuriya Dhanashri · Dusk / sandhyaRamkali · Dawn / sunriseSindhu Bhairavi (Hind.) · Dawn / sunriseAsavari · Late morningBairagi (Bhairav) · Brahma muhurta / early dawn

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