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  2. Ritu Kala Samskaram - Wikipedia

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    The ritu kala samskaram is a rite of passage for women. The ceremony, which is customary in South India, occurs after menarche. [2] [1] This milestone is observed by family and friends with gifts. [3] [4] It normally takes place at the girl's home. [1] She receives half-saris, which she wears until she is married, when she wears a full sari. [1]

  3. Raga - Wikipedia

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    While ragas in Hindustani music are divided into thaats, ragas in Carnatic music are divided into melakartas. A raga ( IAST : rāga , IPA: [ɾäːɡɐ] ; also raaga or ragam or raag ; lit. ' colouring ' or ' tingeing ' or ' dyeing ' [ 1 ] [ 2 ] ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a melodic mode . [ 3 ]

  4. List of Janya ragas - Wikipedia

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    Melakarta Ragas Janya ragas are Carnatic music ragas derived from the fundamental set of 72 ragas called Melakarta ragas, by the permutation and combination of the various ascending and descending notes. The process of deriving janya ragas from the parent melakartas is complex and leads to an open mathematical possibility of around thirty thousand ragas. Though limited by the necessity of the ...

  5. Music of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Ghazal: Popular folk music of Sufi genres, introduced from philosophy and religion in music practiced mainly by Bengali Muslims. Gombhira : Song (originated in Chapai Nawabganj and Malda ) performed with a particular distinctive rhythm and dance with two performers, always personifying a man and his grand father, discussing a topic to raise ...

  6. Gender and religion - Wikipedia

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    [18] The book intends to set a specific idea of what a man and women should, and should not wear based on their gender, or they will disappoint the Lord. In religion, this is a way to clearly show a gender divide through the idea of individuals should only wear their gender specific clothing in order to meet the religions standards.

  7. Melakarta - Wikipedia

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    Ragas must contain the following characteristics to be considered Melakarta: They are sampurna ragas – they contain all seven swaras (notes) of the octave in both ascending and descending scale. [1] [2] The upper shadjam is included in the raga scale. [2] (ragas like Punnagavarali and Chenchurutti are not mēḷakarta as they end with nishadam)

  8. Ragi (Sikhism) - Wikipedia

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    It also involved more ragas in its performances. [2] Traditional Sikhs attempting to revive the more historical expressions of their music, such as by playing instruments like the rabab, saranda, and taus, are referred to as the gurmat sangīt genre of kirtan. [2] It is largely based upon the contemporary khyāl style of Hindustani classical ...

  9. Carnatic raga - Wikipedia

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    Janaka ragas, or Sampoorna ragas, are parent ragas from which more ragas are derived. As the name suggests, Sampoorna ragas are those in which all seven swaras are present. They are also called Melakarta ragas. These ragas have all seven swaras (notes) in their scales (only one of each swara, Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni), following strict ...