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Fifth prahar — sandhya (evening) · 18:00–21:00
Bhoopali
भूपाली
One of the simplest and most universal pentatonic ragas — found in Hindustani, Carnatic (Mohanam), and folk traditions across Asia. Evening raga of devotional stillness.
The shape of this raga
- Thaat
- Kalyan
- Jati
- audava
- Vadi / Samvadi
- G / D
- Primary rasa
- shanta
- Graha
- Venus
- Chakra
- anahata
- Ritu
- —
- Part of day
- evening
Dosha effect
Vata -1 · Pitta -1 · Kapha ±0(−2 pacifies · +2 aggravates)
Pentatonic simplicity (S R G P D) steadies the breath — classically prescribed as a calming evening raga for vata and pitta.
On Venus: Sandhya-kala raga of the Kalyan family — same graha lineage as Yaman.
Recordings (11)
Aalaap
Unmetered exploration of the raga's sonic shape.
Bhoopali Aalaap
bansuri · 10.5 MB
Full rendition
Complete rendition — aalaap, bandish, and development.
MERU Concert live - Hariprasad Chaurasia - Raga Bhupali
bansuri
