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EveningHindustani

Raga Kalavati

Light evening pentatonic.

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The details

Classical hour
Evening
Tradition
Hindustani
Emotional essence
Happiness, Love, Peace
Rasa
hasya
Thaat
Khamaj
Carnatic name
Kalavati
Hindustani name
Kalavati
Arohana (ascent)
S G P D n S
Avarohana (descent)
S n D P G S

Its counterpart

Kalavati is closely related to Kalavati in the Carnatic tradition. The two share a scale and much of their mood, though the treatment and ornamentation differ.

How it is traditionally used

Listen at evening, 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 happiness, love, peace.

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