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Said to derive from Bengali or Kashmiri folk tunes, Pahadi (meaning ‘mountain’ or ‘of the hills’) combines the playful with the pensive. While its Bhupali-congruent core form offers a certain sparse simplicity, the raga’s true magic is found in its extensive mishra capabilities – with the tasteful use of virtually any swara being permitted, particularly in long avroh lines which often borrow liberally from nearby forms. Popular in filmi and fusion.
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Uttarang: PDNS | PDS | PNS | DNS
Varjit: Re | Ga | Ma | Pa | Dha | Ni
Double: rR | gG | mM | dD | nN
Thaat: Exact | Enclosed | Inexact
Chal: All-shuddha | All-komal | Ma-tivra
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Symmetries: Mirror | Rotation | Palindr.
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