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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. 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.

  5. 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

  6. 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).

  7. List of ragas in Hindustani classical music - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of various Ragas in Hindustani classical music.There is no exact count/known number of ragas which are there in Indian classical music.. Once Ustad Vilayat Khan saheb at the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, Pune said before beginning his performance – "There are approximately four lakh raags in Hindustani Classical music.

  8. Prahaar: The Final Attack - Wikipedia

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    Prahaar (transl. Attack) is a 1991 Indian Hindi-language action drama film, written and directed by Nana Patekar. The film was nominated for Best Story at the 37th Filmfare Awards. The film was nominated for Best Story at the 37th Filmfare Awards.

  9. Hindu units of time - Wikipedia

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    His 12-hour day or kalpa (a.k.a. day of Brahma) is followed by a 12-hour night or pralaya (a.k.a. night of Brahma) of equal length, each lasting for 4.32 billion years. A kalpa lasts for 1,000 chatur-yugas and has 14 manvantaras and 15 manvantara-sandhyas occurring in it. At the start of Brahma's days, he is re-born and creates the planets and ...