Thaat Directory
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Thaats act as broad parent scalar families. They are useful for orientation, even though a raag's identity depends on phrase behavior and treatment beyond note inventory alone.
Asavari
A thaat associated with introspective and weighty melodic material.
7 linked raags
Bhairav
A grave and devotional thaat often linked with dawn expression.
6 linked raags
Bhairavi
A thaat whose colors often appear in devotional, light-classical, and concluding settings.
5 linked raags
Bilawal
A shuddh-swara framework often treated as foundational for learners.
7 linked raags
Kafi
A flexible thaat with folk and expressive shades across many raags.
15 linked raags
Kalyan
A bright and expansive thaat commonly associated with the tivra Ma color.
12 linked raags
Khamaj
A popular thaat with graceful and lyrical melodic possibilities.
10 linked raags
Marwa
A serious and tension-rich scalar family often linked with twilight color.
3 linked raags
Poorvi
A deep and distinctive thaat associated with evening gravity.
4 linked raags
Todi
A nuanced and serious thaat often explored through subtle intonation and phrase handling.
6 linked raags