Mood

Devotional

Often connected with prayerful, reverent, or spiritual expression.

About this mood category

Mood labels like “Devotional” are browsing aids rather than strict musicological classifications. A raag's emotional character emerges from phrase treatment, tempo, performer interpretation, and listening context, not from a tag alone.

These categories help learners discover raags through affective language while acknowledging that the real listening experience is richer and more varied than any single label.

Raags tagged as devotional

Ahir Bhairav

अहीर भैरव

An early-morning raag blending Bhairav's komal Re with shuddh Ni, creating a warm devotional color.

Thaat: Bhairav

Time: Early Morning

DevotionalPeacefulRomantic

Bairagi Bhairav

बैरागी भैरव

A devotional dawn raag combining Bhairav's komal Re and Dha with an ascetic, renunciate quality.

Thaat: Bhairav

Time: Dawn

DevotionalMeditativeSerious

Basant

बसंत

A late-evening raag associated with spring, featuring komal Re, tivra Ma, and komal Dha.

Thaat: Poorvi

Time: Late Evening

DevotionalJoyfulMajestic

Bhairav

भैरव

A grave dawn raag with devotional weight and characteristic komal Re and Dha treatment.

Thaat: Bhairav

Time: Dawn

DevotionalMeditativeSerious

Bhairavi

भैरवी

The 'queen of raags,' traditionally a dawn raag but performed at any time, with all komal notes available.

Thaat: Bhairavi

Time: Dawn

DevotionalMelancholicRomantic

Bhatiyar

भटियार

A rare dawn raag from the Marwa thaat with komal Re and tivra Ma, conveying profound solemnity.

Thaat: Marwa

Time: Dawn

DevotionalMeditativeSerious

Bhoopali

भूपाली

A bright pentatonic evening raag using Sa Re Ga Pa Dha, known for clarity and approachability.

Thaat: Kalyan

Time: Evening

DevotionalJoyfulPeaceful

Brindabani Sarang

बृंदावनी सारंग

A bright afternoon raag from the Kafi thaat associated with warmth and pastoral beauty.

Thaat: Kafi

Time: Afternoon

DevotionalJoyfulPeaceful

Durga

दुर्गा

A pentatonic raag often heard as bright, devotional, and uncluttered in movement.

Thaat: Bilawal

Time: Night

DevotionalJoyfulPeaceful

Gorakh Kalyan

गोरख कल्याण

A gentle evening raag from the Kalyan thaat with tivra Ma and a serene, contemplative quality.

Thaat: Kalyan

Time: Evening

DevotionalMeditativePeaceful

Gunkali

गुणकली

A sparse early-morning raag from the Bhairav thaat with komal Re and komal Dha, evoking austere dawn stillness.

Thaat: Bhairav

Time: Early Morning

DevotionalMeditativeSerious

Hamsadhwani

हंसध्वनि

A bright pentatonic raag often used for energetic openings and devotional freshness.

Thaat: Bilawal

Time: Evening

DevotionalJoyfulMajestic

Jogiya

जोगिया

A devotional dawn raag from the Bhairav thaat evoking the wandering ascetic and temple atmosphere.

Thaat: Bhairav

Time: Dawn

DevotionalMeditativeSerious

Kamod

कामोद

A joyful evening raag with a characteristic Sa-Re-Pa leap and bright, celebratory character.

Thaat: Kalyan

Time: Evening

DevotionalJoyfulMajestic

Kedar

केदार

A devotional evening raag using both forms of Ma, associated with prayer and spiritual depth.

Thaat: Kalyan

Time: Evening

DevotionalMeditativePeaceful

Lalit

ललित

A luminous dawn raag with both Mas and no Pa, creating an atmosphere of awakening and devotion.

Thaat: Poorvi

Time: Dawn

DevotionalMajesticMeditative

Nand

नंद

A joyful night raag from the Kalyan thaat with tivra Ma and a celebratory, expansive character.

Thaat: Kalyan

Time: Night

DevotionalJoyfulMajestic

Nat

नट

A bright and playful late-morning raag from the Bilawal thaat with both forms of Ma.

Thaat: Bilawal

Time: Late Morning

DevotionalJoyfulMajestic

Puriya Dhanashree

पूरिया धनाश्री

A majestic evening raag combining the gravity of Puriya with the presence of Pa.

Thaat: Poorvi

Time: Evening

DevotionalMajesticSerious

Ramdasi Malhar

रामदासी मल्हार

A monsoon raag attributed to Swami Ramdas, combining devotional gravity with rain imagery.

Thaat: Kafi

Time: Night

DevotionalMelancholicSerious

Saraswati

सरस्वती

A rare and devotional evening raag named after the goddess of learning, with a serene and luminous quality.

Thaat: Kalyan

Time: Evening

DevotionalMajesticPeaceful

Shankara

शंकरा

A devotional and lively evening raag with a pentatonic structure emphasizing Pa.

Thaat: Bilawal

Time: Evening

DevotionalJoyfulMajestic

Shree

श्री

A majestic evening raag with komal Re, tivra Ma, and komal Dha, conveying regal grandeur.

Thaat: Poorvi

Time: Evening

DevotionalMajesticSerious

Shuddh Sarang

शुद्ध सारंग

A bright afternoon raag of the Sarang family using both Ni variants and prominent Re.

Thaat: Kafi

Time: Afternoon

DevotionalJoyfulPeaceful

Sindhi Bhairavi

सिंधी भैरवी

A highly flexible variant of Bhairavi popular in film music, admitting virtually all swara alterations.

Thaat: Bhairavi

Time: Late Evening

DevotionalJoyfulRomantic

Surdasi Malhar

सूरदासी मल्हार

A monsoon raag attributed to the poet Surdas, combining Kafi and Malhar elements with devotional warmth.

Thaat: Kafi

Time: Night

DevotionalJoyfulRomantic

Todi Bhairavi

तोडी भैरवी

A compound raag blending Todi and Bhairavi elements, creating an atmosphere of intense devotional gravity.

Thaat: Bhairavi

Time: Late Morning

DevotionalMelancholicSerious

Vibhas

विभास

A luminous early-morning pentatonic raag from the Bhairav thaat with komal Re and komal Dha.

Thaat: Bhairav

Time: Early Morning

DevotionalJoyfulPeaceful