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Clear filtersThe great vakra raga of midday — Kalyan-thaat swaras taken in curling, never-straight phrases (the signature S-G-R-M-G ascent). Both madhyamas appear; sung in the third prahar when the sun is high.
Sources draw on Sangita Ratnakara, Natya Shastra, and Bhatkhande’s Sangeet Paddhati. Dosha mappings from Charaka Samhita / Ashtanga Hridaya.
The midday Sarang taken with both madhyamas and no Ga — tivra Ma rising, shuddha Ma falling. Bright and poised, sung in the third prahar with the Sarang family's noon associations.