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Bahar
बहार
The raga of spring in full bloom ('bahar'), Kafi-thaat with both nishads and a leaping, budding movement. Basant's lively companion — sung at night in season and freely through vasanta, so it carries a ritu rather than a prahar.
The shape of this raga
- Thaat
- Kafi
- Jati
- shadava-sampurna
- Vadi / Samvadi
- M / S
- Primary rasa
- shringara
- Graha
- —
- Chakra
- anahata
- Ritu
- vasanta
- Part of day
- —
Dosha effect
Vata ±0 · Pitta ±0 · Kapha -1(−2 pacifies · +2 aggravates)
The raga of spring in bloom — quick, budding taans stir the kapha of the season's turn, companion to Basant.
Recordings (2)
Full rendition
Complete rendition — aalaap, bandish, and development.
MERU Concert - Arnab Chakrabarty and Sandip Bhattacharya - Raga Bahar
instrumental
শ্রীহরিনাম সংকীর্তন, শ্রীকান্ত মান, রাগ- বাহার।
vocal