Thaat
Kalyan
A bright and expansive thaat commonly associated with the tivra Ma color.
Understanding this thaat
A thaat is a parent scalar family that groups raags by shared note material. The Kalyan thaat provides a foundational set of swaras from which many distinct raags emerge, each with its own phrase grammar, mood, and performance identity. Two raags in the same thaat can sound very different depending on their aaroh, avroh, vadi, samvadi, and phrase treatment.
Browsing by thaat is one useful starting point for understanding scalar relationships, but it should not be mistaken for a complete picture of melodic identity.
Raags in Kalyan thaat
Bhoopali
भूपाली
A bright pentatonic evening raag using Sa Re Ga Pa Dha, known for clarity and approachability.
Thaat: Kalyan
Time: Evening
Gorakh Kalyan
गोरख कल्याण
A gentle evening raag from the Kalyan thaat with tivra Ma and a serene, contemplative quality.
Thaat: Kalyan
Time: Evening
Hameer
हमीर
A majestic night raag from the Kalyan thaat using both forms of Ma with regal grandeur.
Thaat: Kalyan
Time: Night
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
Maru Bihag
मारू बिहाग
A lyrical late-evening raag blending Marwa and Bihag elements with tivra Ma and distinctive sweetness.
Thaat: Kalyan
Time: Late Evening
Nand
नंद
A joyful night raag from the Kalyan thaat with tivra Ma and a celebratory, expansive character.
Thaat: Kalyan
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
Shuddh Kalyan
शुद्ध कल्याण
A serene evening raag differing from Bilawal only by its tivra Ma, creating a gentle luminosity.
Thaat: Kalyan
Time: Evening
Tilak Kamod
तिलक कामोद
A sweet evening raag from the Kalyan thaat, closely related to Kamod with a gentle, ornamental quality.
Thaat: Kalyan
Time: Evening
Yaman
यमन
A foundational evening raag known for luminous breadth and the use of tivra Ma.
Thaat: Kalyan
Time: Evening
Yaman Kalyan
यमन कल्याण
An evening raag blending Yaman and Kalyan elements, using both forms of Ma for distinctive color.
Thaat: Kalyan
Time: Evening