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2. Prahara - Wikipedia

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   During the summer, when the days are longer than the nights, the praharas of the day will be longer than the praharas of the night, and vice versa during the winter. [ 4 ] The question of how to handle the prahara s when days and nights are unequal in length is critical for timing the performance of ragas , since each raga is ideally performed ...

3. Pahar - Wikipedia

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   Traditionally, night and day were each allocated four pahars, or "watches." The first pahar of the day (or din pahar) was timed to begin at sunrise, and the first pahar of the night (raat pahar) was timed to begin at sunset. [2] This meant that in the winter the daytime pahars were shorter than the nighttime pahars, and the opposite was true in ...

4. Muhurta - Wikipedia

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   Muhurta is a combination of the Sanskrit root words muhu (moment/immediate) and ṛta (order). The Ṛg Ved III.33.5 accordingly mentions this descriptive term. Ṛta refers to the natural, yearly order of the seasons, so muhūrta refers to the daily reflection of these.

5. Bhimpalasi - Wikipedia

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   Since the scale has 5 notes ascending and all 7 descending, the resulting jāti is Audav–Sampūrṇa. [1] It is performed in the early afternoon, from 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. (the third prahar of the day). [4] Use of dhaivat(dha) and rishabh(ray) is symmetrical in that both are approached via the succeeding notes (D from Ṉ, and R from G̱).

6. Brahmamuhurta - Wikipedia

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   [4] [5] [6] Yoga teacher Tirumalai Krishnamacharya stated "Think of God. If not God, the sun, if not the sun, your parents." If not God, the sun, if not the sun, your parents." [ 7 ] Krishnamacharya identified himself with Vaishnavism , or the worship of Vishnu , as did Annanta, under the guidance of Shiva , who is the first yogi . [ 8 ]

7. Multani (raga) - Wikipedia

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   Multani belongs to Todi Thaat. It is generally sung in the third prahar of the day, that is, around 1 PM to 4 PM. Re, Ga, Dha komal and Ma tivra. [1] Re and Dha should be weak, and should be included only in Avarohi phrases. Vadi: Pa [1] Samvadi: Sa [1] Arohana Ṇ S G̱ M̄ P N Ṡ. Avarohana Ṡ N Ḏ P M̄ G̱ Ṟ S. Pakad

8. Astaprahari - Wikipedia

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   On the completion day, devotional songs are sung by moving groups, passing along house by house. The moving singers may be offered gifts from the household before returning to the stage. During the concluding ceremony of the function, the priest reads the sacred book of the Astaprahari in rhythm; others follow and repeat.

9. Hindu units of time - Wikipedia

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   A 30-day month amounts to four 7-day weeks with an extra 8th day every two weeks (48-week year). A traditional human year is measured by the sun's northern ( uttarayana ) and southern ( dakshinayana ) movements in the sky, [ d ] where the new year commences only when the sun returns to the same starting point and a pause on the commencement ...