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All 157 Ragas

In the Indian tradition a raga colours the mind. Each one carries an emotional essence (rasa) and a classical hour at which it is sung. This is the full reference behind Jeevanii's recommendations: 91 Carnatic-primary and 66 Hindustani-primary ragas, with cross-tradition pairs linked.

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By time of day

A raga sung at its own hour does what it cannot at any other. Bands follow the classical prahar divisions.

Brahma muhurta / early dawn (6)

Dawn / sunrise (9)

Morning (28)

Late morning (5)

Midday (4)

Afternoon (6)

Dusk / sandhya (7)

Evening (24)

Night (30)

Late night / small hours (10)

Any time (sarvakalika) (22)

Season-bound (ritu raga) (6)

Season-bound (ritu raga) (6)

Any time (sarvakalika) (22)

By emotion

What you are carrying, and the ragas the tradition points to for it.

Complete list, A to Z

Every raga in the dataset, with its tradition and classical hour.

RagaTraditionTimeEmotions
AbhericarnaticAFTERNOONdevotion, longing, peace
AdanahindustaniLATE NIGHTcourage, energy, confidence
Ahir BhairavhindustaniMORNINGdevotion, compassion, healing
AhiricarnaticNIGHTsadness, grief, compassion
Alhaiya BilawalhindustaniMORNINGhappiness, auspicious, energy
AmritavarshinicarnaticSEASONALpeace, healing, auspicious
AnandabhairavicarnaticEARLY EVENINGlove, devotion, peace
AntardwanicarnaticANYTIMEmeditation, peace, grounding
ArabhicarnaticMORNINGcourage, auspicious, energy
AsavarihindustaniLATE MORNINGdispassion, sadness, grounding
AsavericarnaticLATE MORNINGpeace, devotion, sadness
AtanacarnaticANYTIMEanger, courage, confidence
BageshrihindustaniLATE NIGHTlonging, love, devotion
BaharhindustaniSEASONALhappiness, energy, love
Bairagi (Bhairav)hindustaniPRE DAWNdispassion, meditation, peace
BasanthindustaniSEASONALhappiness, love, energy
BaulicarnaticPRE DAWNmeditation, peace, devotion
BehagcarnaticLATE NIGHTpeace, love, devotion
BhairavhindustaniDAWNdevotion, grounding, peace
Bhairavi (Hindustani)hindustaniMORNINGdevotion, grief, sadness
BhavapriyacarnaticNIGHTlonging, meditation
BhimpalasihindustaniAFTERNOONlonging, devotion, peace
BhupalamcarnaticPRE DAWNmeditation, peace, devotion
BhupalihindustaniEVENINGpeace, happiness, devotion
BibhashindustaniPRE DAWNmeditation, peace, devotion
BihaghindustaniLATE NIGHTpeace, love, restful_sleep
BilaharicarnaticMORNINGcourage, happiness, energy
Bilaskhani TodihindustaniMORNINGgrief, sadness, devotion
BilawalhindustaniMORNINGhappiness, peace, clarity
Brindavana SarangacarnaticMIDDAYhappiness, auspicious, devotion
Brindavani SaranghindustaniMIDDAYhappiness, auspicious, devotion
ChakravakamcarnaticMORNINGdevotion, compassion, peace
ChalanatacarnaticANYTIMEcourage, auspicious, energy
ChandrakaunshindustaniLATE NIGHTmeditation, peace, longing
CharukeshihindustaniEVENINGdispassion, sadness, peace
CharukesicarnaticEVENINGdispassion, sadness, longing
Darbari KanadacarnaticLATE NIGHTanxiety, peace, restful_sleep
Darbari Kanada (Hind.)hindustaniLATE NIGHTanxiety, peace, grounding
DeshindustaniNIGHThappiness, love, devotion
DeshkarhindustaniMORNINGhappiness, energy, confidence
DevagandharicarnaticMORNINGdevotion, peace, compassion
DevamanoharicarnaticMORNINGpeace, happiness
DhanyasicarnaticMORNINGdevotion, compassion, longing
DharmavaticarnaticEVENINGlonging, devotion, peace
DheerasankarabharanamcarnaticANYTIMEdevotion, peace, happiness
DurgahindustaniNIGHTpeace, grounding, courage
GamanashramacarnaticEVENINGlonging, devotion, peace
GambhiranatacarnaticANYTIMEcourage, auspicious, grounding
Gaud SaranghindustaniMIDDAYhappiness, peace, love
Gorakh KalyanhindustaniNIGHTpeace, meditation, grounding
GowlacarnaticMORNINGauspicious, devotion, grounding
GowrimanoharicarnaticANYTIMEpeace, devotion, clarity
Gujari TodihindustaniMORNINGlonging, devotion, meditation
GunkalihindustaniDAWNdispassion, grief, devotion
HameerhindustaniNIGHThappiness, confidence, love
HamsadhwanicarnaticEVENINGhappiness, auspicious, confidence
HamsanadamcarnaticANYTIMElove, peace, energy
HamsanandicarnaticNIGHTlonging, love, devotion
HansadhwanihindustaniEVENINGhappiness, auspicious, clarity
HanumatodicarnaticMORNINGdevotion, compassion, sadness
HarikambhojicarnaticEVENINGlove, devotion, happiness
HemavaticarnaticEVENINGpeace, longing, devotion
HindolamcarnaticLATE NIGHTmeditation, peace, grounding
JaunpurihindustaniLATE MORNINGdispassion, sadness, peace
JhinjhotihindustaniNIGHTlove, devotion, peace
JoghindustaniNIGHTcourage, energy, confidence
JogiyahindustaniDAWNdispassion, sadness, devotion
JonpuricarnaticLATE MORNINGdispassion, sadness, grounding
KafihindustaniNIGHTpeace, anxiety, love
KalavaticarnaticEVENINGhappiness, love, peace
KalavatihindustaniEVENINGhappiness, love, peace
Kalyani (Mechakalyani)carnaticEVENINGpeace, fear, auspicious
KamascarnaticANYTIMElove, devotion, happiness
Kamavardhini / PantuvaralicarnaticEARLY EVENINGdispassion, devotion, peace
KambhojicarnaticEVENINGdevotion, love, auspicious
KanadacarnaticNIGHTpeace, devotion, grounding
KapicarnaticANYTIMEanxiety, sadness, devotion
KedarhindustaniNIGHTpeace, devotion, love
KedaragowlacarnaticMORNINGdevotion, happiness, love
KedaramcarnaticMORNINGhappiness, peace, auspicious
KeeravanicarnaticNIGHTmeditation, devotion, sadness
KhamajhindustaniNIGHTlove, happiness, devotion
KharaharapriyacarnaticANYTIMEanxiety, peace, grounding
KirwanihindustaniNIGHTmeditation, devotion, longing
KokilapriyacarnaticMORNINGhappiness, love
LalithindustaniPRE DAWNpeace, devotion, longing
LatangicarnaticEVENINGlove, happiness, confidence
MadhuvanticarnaticAFTERNOONlonging, love, peace
MadhuvantihindustaniAFTERNOONlonging, love, peace
MadhyamavaticarnaticANYTIMEauspicious, peace, healing
MalaharicarnaticMORNINGgrounding, devotion, peace
MalayamarutamcarnaticDAWNhappiness, energy, peace
MalkaunshindustaniLATE NIGHTmeditation, peace, grounding
MandhindustaniANYTIMEhappiness, love, auspicious
ManirangucarnaticMORNINGpeace, devotion
MarwahindustaniEARLY EVENINGdispassion, longing, meditation
MayamalavagowlacarnaticDAWNdevotion, compassion, auspicious
Megh (Megh Malhar)hindustaniSEASONALpeace, energy, auspicious
Miyan ki MalharhindustaniSEASONALpeace, longing, healing
MohanamcarnaticEVENINGhappiness, auspicious, love
MultanihindustaniAFTERNOONlonging, dispassion, focus
NadanamakriyacarnaticEARLY EVENINGsadness, compassion, devotion
NalinakanticarnaticMORNINGhappiness, energy, auspicious
Nat BhairavhindustaniMORNINGdevotion, confidence, auspicious
NatabhairavicarnaticLATE MORNINGdispassion, grounding, sadness
NatakapriyacarnaticMORNINGdevotion, grounding
NattaicarnaticANYTIMEcourage, auspicious, energy
NattakurinjicarnaticNIGHTsadness, compassion, focus
NayakicarnaticNIGHTpeace, longing
NeelambaricarnaticNIGHTrestful_sleep, peace, sadness
NilambarihindustaniNIGHTrestful_sleep, peace, love
PahadihindustaniANYTIMEhappiness, peace, love
Paraj (Paras)hindustaniNIGHTlove, happiness, auspicious
PatdeephindustaniAFTERNOONlonging, happiness, peace
PiluhindustaniANYTIMElonging, love, anxiety
PunnagavaralicarnaticNIGHTanger, fear, compassion
PuriyahindustaniEARLY EVENINGlonging, meditation, devotion
Puriya DhanashrihindustaniEARLY EVENINGdevotion, dispassion, peace
RageshrihindustaniNIGHTlove, sadness, peace
RamapriyacarnaticEARLY EVENINGdispassion, meditation, peace
RamkalihindustaniDAWNdevotion, grounding
RanjanicarnaticEVENINGhappiness, love, peace
RasikapriyacarnaticANYTIMEhappiness, love
ReetigowlacarnaticANYTIMEdevotion, meditation, peace
RevaticarnaticPRE DAWNmeditation, peace, devotion
SahanacarnaticLATE NIGHTanger, love, devotion
SamacarnaticEVENINGpeace, restful_sleep, grounding
SarasangicarnaticEVENINGdevotion, peace, longing
SaraswaticarnaticANYTIMEclarity, focus, confidence
SaurashtramcarnaticMORNINGauspicious, devotion, energy
SavericarnaticDAWNcompassion, devotion, sadness
ShankarahindustaniNIGHTcourage, energy, auspicious
ShanmukhapriyacarnaticNIGHTcourage, devotion, love
ShivaranjanihindustaniNIGHTsadness, longing, devotion
ShubhapantuvaralicarnaticMORNINGsadness, grief, devotion
Shuddha KalyanhindustaniEVENINGpeace, confidence, auspicious
Shuddha SaranghindustaniMIDDAYclarity, focus, happiness
Shuddha SavericarnaticMORNINGpeace, grounding, auspicious
SimhendramadhyamamcarnaticNIGHTcourage, devotion, meditation
Sindhu BhairavicarnaticDAWNpeace, love, devotion
Sindhu Bhairavi (Hind.)hindustaniDAWNpeace, love, devotion
SivaranjanicarnaticNIGHTsadness, devotion, meditation
SohinihindustaniNIGHTlonging, love, devotion
Sri (Shree)carnaticEVENINGauspicious, peace, healing
SriranjanicarnaticNIGHTpeace, longing, devotion
Suddha DhanyasicarnaticANYTIMEhappiness, sadness, clarity
SurutticarnaticANYTIMEfear, peace, devotion
Tilak KamodhindustaniNIGHThappiness, love, auspicious
Todi (Miyan ki Todi)hindustaniMORNINGgrief, longing, devotion
VachaspaticarnaticEVENINGhappiness, courage, clarity
VakulabharanamcarnaticMORNINGdispassion, devotion, sadness
ValajicarnaticEVENINGhappiness, love, energy
VaralicarnaticANYTIMEdispassion, peace, meditation
VasantacarnaticSEASONALhappiness, love, energy
Yadukula KambojicarnaticANYTIMElove, devotion, peace
YamanhindustaniEVENINGpeace, fear, auspicious
Yaman KalyanhindustaniEVENINGpeace, love, auspicious

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