Ramkali

Ramkali
Thaat	Bhairav
Type	Sampurna-Sampurna
Time of day	(6 am to 9 am): 1st Prahar of the Day
Arohana	S r G m P d N S'
Avarohana	S' N d P M P d n d P M P G m r S
Pakad	M P d n d P ; M P G m r S
Chalan	M P d n d P ; M P G m r S
Vadi	Pa
Samavadi	Sa
Synonym	Ramakri

Raga Ramkali is an early morning raga in Hindustani classical music which belongs to Bhairav Thaat.^[10] In this raga, as in Bhairav, second degree (rishabh) and sixth degree (dhaivat) are flat, but the sharp madhyama and the flat nishad are added. The vadi-samvadi are P and S. The aroha is S r G M P, G M d N S' and the avroha is S' N d P m P, d (N)d P, G M r S. Flat nishad (seventh degree) and sharp madhyama (fourth degree) are used often.^[11]

Theory

Arohana and Avarohana

Arohana: S r G m P d N S' ^[12]

Avarohana: S' N d P M P d n d P M P G m r S ^[13]

Vadi : Pa^[14]

Samavadi : Sa^[15]

Pakad/Chalan : M P d n d P ; M P G m r S ^[16]

Raga's Description

This Raag is very similar to Raga Bhairav. Rishabh and Dhaivat are less oscillating in Raag Ramkali than in Bhairav. This Raga is sung in middle and upper octave, which discriminates it from Bhairav.^[17]

In Ramkali, Teevra Madhyam and Komal Nishad are used in a specific combination in Avroh like: M P d n d P ; G m r S. Generally, Rishabh is skipped in Aaroh like: ,N S G m P.^[18]

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Thaat	Bhairav^[1]
Type	Sampurna-Sampurna^[2]
Time of day	(6 am to 9 am): 1st Prahar of the Day^[3]
Arohana	S r G m P d N S' ^[4]
Avarohana	S' N d P M P d n d P M P G m r S ^[5]
Pakad	M P d n d P ; M P G m r S ^[6]
Chalan	M P d n d P ; M P G m r S ^[7]
Vadi	Pa^[8]
Samavadi	Sa^[9]
Synonym	Ramakri