S-r-G-mM-D-n-S

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Introduced by Ravi Shankar, drawing from the swara material of three morning ragas: Ahiri, Ahir Bhairav, and Lalit. As per Deepak Raja, “for most listeners, Ahir Lalit will be unable to escape the shadow of Ahir Bhairav over the Lalit facet of the raga…since Ahiri is heard mainly as a Bhairav / Ahir Bhairav variant”. Nevertheless, the raga’s distinctive ‘double-Ma, no Pa’ structure (said by some to function more like a ‘komal Pa‘) allows for unmistakeable flavours of Lalit – and, being a rare and recently-created raga, its phraseologies remain largely uncodified, with fresh melodic expanses open to the individual interpretation of performers.

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Aroha: SrGmM, DnS

Avroh: SrnSnD, GmMm, rGmG, GrS

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Chalan: e.g. SDnD; DnSr; nrS; rGmMm; MD; MDn; DnrS; rnSnD; MDGmMm; rGmG; GrSnD; DnrS (Shankar/Raja)

—Ravi Shankar (1971)—

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[refrain, e.g. 10:33] D D D, MMD, nnS(rS), r, r(/GMG), G\r, S, rGm/M M\G, rS, n SS, Dn(Dn), D D D…

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Explore hidden inter-raga connections: swara geometries, melodic features, murchana sets, ragangas, & more (also see the Full Tag List):

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Swaras: -4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+

Sapta: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Poorvang: SRGM | SRG | SRM | SGM

Uttarang: PDNS | PDS | PNS | DNS

Varjit: Re | Ga | Ma | Pa | Dha | Ni

Double: rR | gG | mM | dD | nN

Thaat: 10 | 32 | Enclosed | Inexact

Chal: All-shuddha | All-komal | Ma-tivra

Gaps: Anh. | Hemi. | 3-row | 4-row | 5-row

Symmetries: Mirror | Rotation | Palindr.

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Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Jati: Equal | Balanced | Av.+1 | Av.+2

Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night

Murchana: Bhup. | Bihag | Bilaw. | Charu.

Raganga: Bhairav | Malhar | Kan. | Todi

Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball

Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern

Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang

Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.

• Prakriti: (none found)

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–r–G–mM–D–n–S

• Reverse: SRgMPdNS (=Simhendra Mad.)

• Negative: 3-1-4-1-3 (e.g. Bibhas)

• Imperfect: 3 (Sa, re, Ga)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: mirror (m—N)

• Murchanas: Bhairav set

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• Quirks: ‘komal Pa‘ (=mMP) • ‘centred‘ (constellation balances at the wheel’s centrepoint)

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–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: ~Bhujangini

S-R₁-G₃-M₁-M₂-D₂-N₂-S

• Jazz: Phrygian Dominant (b5)

1-b2-3-4-#4-6-b7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-1-4-5-6-9-10-0

(1–3–1–1–3–1–2)

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• Tanpura: Sa–ma

• Names: Ahir Lalit, Aheer Lalitha

—Hariprasad Chaurasia (2000)—