Laharithe raga notebook

Bangal Bhairav

बंगाल भैरवHindustani

Bangal Bhairav is a Hindustani raga of the Bhairav thaat, traditionally associated with the morning hours. Its vadi is Dha and its samvadi Re. Lahari lists 5 compositions in this raga.

At a glance

Thaat
Bhairavverified ×2
Melakarta
Mayamalavagowla
Aroha
S - r, G - m - P - d, S'verified ×2
Avaroha
S' - d - P - m - P - G - m, r - S
Vadi
Dhaverified ×2
Samvadi
Reverified ×2
Time
morning

sources differ: oceanofragas says 4 a.m.-7 a.m.; swarganga says 6am - 9am

Jati
Shadav - Shadavverified ×2

sources differ: oceanofragas says Shadava-Shadava/Six notes-Six notes

Songs in Bangal Bhairav

Bandishen

  • kaaTata kaThina kaaTha madhupa rasa rasikaRamashreya Jha 'Ramrang'
  • maaee ree nanaMdee chavaava kareSrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar 'Sujaan'
  • naina saphala aba bhae hamaareVinayakrao R Patwardhan
  • naTanaagara naMdanaMdanaRamashreya Jha 'Ramrang'
  • prathama sumarana karana

Related ragas

Equivalent across traditions

Kannadabangāla

Similar

Bhairav,Jogi

Sources & further reading

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