Raga Mand
Swar
Swaras All Shuddha Swaras
Jati
Sampurna-Sampurna Vakra
Thaat
Bilawal
Vadi/Samvadi
Shadj/Pancham
Time
(9 PM - 12 Night) : 2nd Prahar of the Night : Ratri ka Dwitiya Prahar
Vishranti Sthan
S m P - S' D m G
Mukhya-Ang
G m P D S' N D; D P m; m P G R G S
Aaroh-Avroh
S R G m P D N P D S' - S' N D P m G R G S;
Raga Description
It is a flittering light melody which sounds natural but is rendered with much difficulty. No Bada-Khayals are composed in this format. Mostly light entertainment types dominate the compositions. Bhajans and Ghazals are aptly composed in this Raga. The basic format belongs to the folk tune of Rajasthan, which is the sung during festive occasions like birthdays, marriages etc.
Illustrative combinations that are best rendered with Khatkas & Murkiyan are
G m P; P D S' N D; D d D Pm mP mm G g G; D d D S'; S'N DP Gm P (with Komal Gandhar & Dhaivat)
S R G S; S R m; m P; mP mm G; S R G S R S ,N ,D; ,D ,P ,N ,D ,P ,m; ,P ,D ,N ,P ,D S; S R m; m P G m P D N; P N D; m; G m P D N; P D S'; S' R' S'R' S'S' N D; DN S'N DP D; m P G; S R G S
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