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Sixth prahar — early night · 19:00–22:00
Kalavati
कलावती
Pentatonic evening raga of romantic sweetness, omits Re and Ma. Attributed to modern composers but widely performed.
The shape of this raga
- Thaat
- Khamaj
- Jati
- audava
- Vadi / Samvadi
- P / S
- Primary rasa
- shringara
- Graha
- Venus
- Chakra
- svadhisthana
- Ritu
- —
- Part of day
- evening
Dosha effect
Vata -1 · Pitta ±0 · Kapha ±0(−2 pacifies · +2 aggravates)
Sweet, gentle sanchara grounds vata without the heaviness that evening kapha would bring.
On Venus: Khamaj-family evening raga; the komal Ni + shringara mood place it squarely in Shukra's rasa.
Recordings (8)
Aalaap
Unmetered exploration of the raga's sonic shape.
Kalavati Aalaap
bansuri · 20.0 MB
Full rendition
Complete rendition — aalaap, bandish, and development.
🙏||RAAG KALAVATI||🙏HARI NAAM SANKIRTAN|| HARE KRISHNA DHUN|| HARE KRISHNA HARE RAMA|| BY PRADIP DAS.
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