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
Bairagi Bhairav
बैरागी भैरव
A devotional dawn raag combining Bhairav's komal Re and Dha with an ascetic, renunciate quality.
Thaat: Bhairav
Time: Dawn
Basant
बसंत
A late-evening raag associated with spring, featuring komal Re, tivra Ma, and komal Dha.
Thaat: Poorvi
Time: Late Evening
Bhairav
भैरव
A grave dawn raag with devotional weight and characteristic komal Re and Dha treatment.
Thaat: Bhairav
Time: Dawn
Bhairavi
भैरवी
The 'queen of raags,' traditionally a dawn raag but performed at any time, with all komal notes available.
Thaat: Bhairavi
Time: Dawn
Bhatiyar
भटियार
A rare dawn raag from the Marwa thaat with komal Re and tivra Ma, conveying profound solemnity.
Thaat: Marwa
Time: Dawn
Bhoopali
भूपाली
A bright pentatonic evening raag using Sa Re Ga Pa Dha, known for clarity and approachability.
Thaat: Kalyan
Time: Evening
Brindabani Sarang
बृंदावनी सारंग
A bright afternoon raag from the Kafi thaat associated with warmth and pastoral beauty.
Thaat: Kafi
Time: Afternoon
Durga
दुर्गा
A pentatonic raag often heard as bright, devotional, and uncluttered in movement.
Thaat: Bilawal
Time: Night
Gorakh Kalyan
गोरख कल्याण
A gentle evening raag from the Kalyan thaat with tivra Ma and a serene, contemplative quality.
Thaat: Kalyan
Time: Evening
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
Hamsadhwani
हंसध्वनि
A bright pentatonic raag often used for energetic openings and devotional freshness.
Thaat: Bilawal
Time: Evening
Jogiya
जोगिया
A devotional dawn raag from the Bhairav thaat evoking the wandering ascetic and temple atmosphere.
Thaat: Bhairav
Time: Dawn
Kamod
कामोद
A joyful evening raag with a characteristic Sa-Re-Pa leap and bright, celebratory character.
Thaat: Kalyan
Time: Evening
Kedar
केदार
A devotional evening raag using both forms of Ma, associated with prayer and spiritual depth.
Thaat: Kalyan
Time: Evening
Lalit
ललित
A luminous dawn raag with both Mas and no Pa, creating an atmosphere of awakening and devotion.
Thaat: Poorvi
Time: Dawn
Nand
नंद
A joyful night raag from the Kalyan thaat with tivra Ma and a celebratory, expansive character.
Thaat: Kalyan
Time: Night
Nat
नट
A bright and playful late-morning raag from the Bilawal thaat with both forms of Ma.
Thaat: Bilawal
Time: Late Morning
Puriya Dhanashree
पूरिया धनाश्री
A majestic evening raag combining the gravity of Puriya with the presence of Pa.
Thaat: Poorvi
Time: Evening
Ramdasi Malhar
रामदासी मल्हार
A monsoon raag attributed to Swami Ramdas, combining devotional gravity with rain imagery.
Thaat: Kafi
Time: Night
Saraswati
सरस्वती
A rare and devotional evening raag named after the goddess of learning, with a serene and luminous quality.
Thaat: Kalyan
Time: Evening
Shankara
शंकरा
A devotional and lively evening raag with a pentatonic structure emphasizing Pa.
Thaat: Bilawal
Time: Evening
Shree
श्री
A majestic evening raag with komal Re, tivra Ma, and komal Dha, conveying regal grandeur.
Thaat: Poorvi
Time: Evening
Shuddh Sarang
शुद्ध सारंग
A bright afternoon raag of the Sarang family using both Ni variants and prominent Re.
Thaat: Kafi
Time: Afternoon
Sindhi Bhairavi
सिंधी भैरवी
A highly flexible variant of Bhairavi popular in film music, admitting virtually all swara alterations.
Thaat: Bhairavi
Time: Late Evening
Surdasi Malhar
सूरदासी मल्हार
A monsoon raag attributed to the poet Surdas, combining Kafi and Malhar elements with devotional warmth.
Thaat: Kafi
Time: Night
Todi Bhairavi
तोडी भैरवी
A compound raag blending Todi and Bhairavi elements, creating an atmosphere of intense devotional gravity.
Thaat: Bhairavi
Time: Late Morning
Vibhas
विभास
A luminous early-morning pentatonic raag from the Bhairav thaat with komal Re and komal Dha.
Thaat: Bhairav
Time: Early Morning