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Sixth prahar — early night · 21:00–00:00
Khamaj
खमाज
Head of the Khamaj thaat, a light-classical night raga beloved of thumri and bhajan — shuddha Ni in ascent, komal Ni in descent, Re omitted while rising. Many kirtan and bhajan melodies rest on its easy sweetness.
The shape of this raga
- Thaat
- Khamaj
- Jati
- shadava-sampurna
- Vadi / Samvadi
- G / N
- Primary rasa
- shringara
- Graha
- Venus
- Chakra
- svadhisthana
- Ritu
- —
- Part of day
- night
Dosha effect
Vata ±0 · Pitta -1 · Kapha ±0(−2 pacifies · +2 aggravates)
Light, sweet night raga — its easy thumri gait relaxes the evening mind and cools lingering pitta without heaviness.
On Venus: The thumri raga par excellence — playful shringara that belongs to Shukra.
Recordings (6)
Full rendition
Complete rendition — aalaap, bandish, and development.
Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee: Thumri in Raag Khamaj
instrumental
Raag Mishra Khamaj| Bharat Bhushan Goswami | Music of India
instrumental
