List of Ragas in Hindustani Classical Music
List of Ragas in Hindustani Classical Music
List of Ragas in Hindustani Classical Music
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. Many of them are repetitious but have different names."
Here some of the Raags and other types that are named alphabetically. (Following are Raags,
Raaginis, Upraags, Putra raags, raag's wives, Das raags, Dasi raags, Misra raags or Jod raags, etc.;
all are present in the following list in an alphabetical order):
Aadi (raga)
Aarabi (raga)
Abhari (raagini)
Abheri Todi
Abhiri (raagini)
Abhogi
Abhogi Kanada
Achob (raga)
Adana (raga)
Adana Bahar
Adana Malhar
Adbhut Ranjani
Aghali (raga)
Ahir Bhairav
Ahimohini (raagini)
Ahir Kanada
Ahir Lalat
Ahir Lalit
Ahiri (raagini)
Ahiri Malhar
Ahiri Todi
Ajad (raga)
Ajad Hindol
Alamgiri (raagini)
Amba Manohari
Ambika Sarang
Amari (raagini)
Amrith Kalyan
Amritvarshini (raga)
Ananda Bhairav
Ananda Leela
Ananda Malhar
Anandi (raagini)
Anandi Bahar
Anandi kedar
Andhri (raga)
Andiyali (raagini)
Anjani Kalyan
Anjani Todi
Anuranjani
Alhaiya
Alhaiya Bilaval
Araj (raga)
Arun Malhar
Asa (raga)
Asa Bhairav
Asa Kafi
Asa Maand
Asa Todi
Asa Asavari
Aslekhi (raagini)
Averi Bhairavi
Audav (raga)
Audav Bhairav
Audav Bilawal
Audav Gandhar
Audav Girija
Audav Kauns
Badhans (raga)
Bagkauns (raga)
Bageshri / Bageshree
Bageshri Bahar
Bageshri Kanada
Bageshri Kauns
Bahaduri Todi
Bahar
Bahari Kedar
Bairagi
Bairagi Bhairav[1]
Bairagi Todi
Bakul Bhairav
Bakulabharan (raga)
Bangal Bhairav
Bangal Bilawal
Bangli (raagini)
Barathi Todi
Barhams Sarang
Barahansika (raagini)
Barwa (raga)
Basant
Basant Bahar
Basant Pancham
Basant Hindol
Basant Kedar
Basanta Mukhari[1]
Basanti (raagini)
Basanti Kanada
Basanti Kauns
Basanti Kedar
Bayati
Bhairav
Beehad (raga)
Beehad Bhairav
Bhairav Bahar
Bhairav Bhatiyar
Bhairavi
Bhankhar[1]
Bhankhari
Bhaskali
Bhatiyari (raagini)
Bhatiyari Bhairav
Bhatiyari Gauri
Bhavmat (raga)
Bhavmat Bhairav
Bhav Kauns
Bhavsakh
Bhavsakh Kanada
Bhawani (raga)
Bhawani Bahar
Bhilalu
Bhimsen
Bhimpalasi
Bhinna Bhairav
Bhinna Kauns
Bhinna Lalat
Bhinna Rageshri
Bhinna Shadja[1]
Bhookosh (raga)
Bhup/Bhoopali
Bhoopal Todi[1]
Bhoopeshwari
Bhup Bilawal
Bhup Kalyan
Bhup Nat
Bhupawali
Bhupkali
Bhuplai
Bibhas Parbhati
Bihag
Bihag Maalva
Bihag Nat
Bihag Pat
Bihag Savani
Bihagada (with N)
Bihagada (with n, N)
Bihagara
Bihari
Bihagora (raga)
Bihari (raga)
Bilaskhani Todi[1]
Bilawal
Bilawal Dakhani
Bilawal Gond
Bilawal Kukubh
Bilawal Nat
Bilawal Shukla
Bilawali (raagini)
Bilahari (raga)
Birju ki Malhar
Brindabani Sarang
Chaiti (raga)
Chaiti Barwa
Chaiti Bhup
Chakradhar (raga)
Chakravaak (raga)
Chalnat
Champak bilawal
Champakali
Chanchalsas Malhar
Chandani (raga)
Chandani Bihag
Chandani Kalyan
Chandani Kedar[1]
Chandra Bhairav
Chandra Bhankar
Chandra Kalyan
Chandradhwani
Chandrakant (raga)
Chandrakauns[1]
Chandramouli
Chandranandan
Chandraprabha
Chandrika (raga)
Charju ki Malhar
Charukauns
Charukeshi
Chhaya (raga)
Chhaya bihag
Chhaya Hindol
Chhaya Kalyan
Chhaya Malhar
Chhaya Tilak
Chhayanat[1]
Dadori
Dagori
Dakshinatya (raga)
Darbari Kanada
Darbari Todi
Daulati (raagini)
Dayabati
Deepak Kedar
Deepawali
Deepranjani
Deosakh
Desh
Desh Gaud
Desh Jogi
Desh Malhar
Deshakhya (raga)
Deshi (raagini)
Desi Devgiri
Deshi Tilang
Desi Todi
Deshkar[1]
Devadarshini
Devangi
Devkari (raagini)
Devgaandhari (raagini)
Devaranjani
Devata Bhairav
Devgiri Bilawal
Devmaya
Devkauns
Devsag (raga)
Devtirthi
Dev Todi
Dharmavati
Dhanakoni Kalyan
Dhanashri (raga)
Dhanashri Multani
Dhanawarchi Kalyan
Dhani[1]
Dhanki
Dhanikauns
Dhanya Dhaivat
Dhavalshree (raga)
Dhulia Malhar
Dhulia Sarang
Dhumavati
Din Ka Malkauns
Divyagandhar
Din ka Shankara
Diwali (raagini)
Durga (raga)
Durga Kalyan
Durga Kedar
Durgawati (raagini)
Raga durgeshwai 1
Durgeshwari 2
Dwijavanthi
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Enayatkhani Kanada
Erukalakambhoji (raga)
Gambhir (raga)
Gandhari 1 (raagini)
Gandhari 2 (raagini)
Gandhari 3 (raagini)
Gandhari Bahar
Gandhakriya (raga)
Gandhi Malhar
Ganeshwari (raga)
Gara (raga)
Gara Bageshri
Gara Kanada
Gara Mand
Gaud (raga)
Gaud Bahar
Gaud Bilawal
Gaud Malhar[1]
Gaud Sarang[1]
Gaudgiri Bahar
Gaudi (putra raga)
Gaudi Bahar
Gaudi Lalat
Gauri (raga)
Gauri Bairagan
Gauri Basant
Gauri Chayti
Gauri Cheti
Gauri Dakhani
Gauri Deepaki
Gauri Guarairi
Gauri Lalita
Gauri Majh
Gauri Mala
Gauri Malva
Gauri Purbi
Gauri Sorath
Gaundkari (raagini)
Gawati (raga)
Girija Audav
Girija Bhairav
Girija Gandhar
Girija Kauns
Godagir (raagini)
Gopika (raga)
Gopika Basant
Gorakh Kalyan[1]
Govardhani Todi
Gound
Gujjari (raagini)
Guna Kalyan
Guna Sagra
Gunkiri (raagini)
Gunakali (raga)
Gunakali Jogia
Gunakree[1]
Gunaranjani
Gunji Kanada
Gunjikauns
Gurjri (raagini)
Gurjari Todi[1]
Guru Kalyan
Gyankali
Hameer[1]
Hameer Tarang
Hameer Bahar
Hameer Bilawal
Hameer Kalyan
Hameer Kedar
Hameeri (raagini)
Hameeri Bilawal
Hamviri (raagini)
Hamsadhvani
Hamsa Kalyan
Hanskinkini (raga)
Haunsnad (raga)
Hansvinod (raga)
Harshsrungara
Harasringara (raagini)
Hari Bhairav (a raga created and tributed by Pt. Milind Date to his Guru Pandit Hariprasad
Chaurasia)
Hari Kauns (raga)
Hari Mohini (a raga created and tributed by Pt. Milind Date to his Guru Pandit Hariprasad
Chaurasia)
Hasantrehta (raga)
Hem Bihag
Hem Kalyan
Hem Lalat
Hem Nat
Hemant (raga)
Hemvati (raga)
Hemvanti (raga)
Hijaj (raga)
Hijaj Bhairav
Hindol
Hindol Bahar
Hindol Basant
Hindol Hem
Hindol Kalyan
Hindoli (raagini)
Hindolita (raagini)
Hussaini Kanada 1
Hussaini Kanada 2
Hussaini Kanada 2
Hussani Bhairav (a raga created and tributed by Pt. Milind Date to Ustad Zakir Hussain)
Hussaini Bhairavi
Hussani Todi
Imratkauns
Indumati
Indrasan
JaiKauns (raga)
Jaij Bilawal
Jaimini (raga)
Jaimini Kalyan
Jaitshri (raagini)
Jait Kalyan
Jaijaiwanti[1]
Jaijaiwanti Todi
Jaladhar Basanti
Jaladhar Desa
Jaladhar Kedar
Janasammohini[1]
Jangla Purvi
Jaun (raga)
Jaunkali
Jaunpuri
Jaunpuri Bahar
Jaunpuri Todi
Jayanti (raagini)
Jaya
Jayet
Jetashree
Jhanjh Malhar
Jhinjhoti
Jhinjhoti Misravanti
Jhilla/Jilla (raga)
Jog (raga)
Jog Bahar
Jog Tilang
Jogi (raga)
Jogi Bhairavi
Jogi Mand
Jogia Kalingada
Jogia
Jogiya Asavari
Jogkauns
Jogwanti
Joun Bhairav
Jungala (raga)
Kabir Bhairav 1
Kabir Bhairav 2
Kabiri (raagini)
Kabiri Gauri
Kachheli (raagini)
Kafi
Kafi Bahar
Kafi Kanada
Kafi Malhar
Kagnat (raga)
Kaisiki (raagini)
Kakambheri (Bhairavi)
Kakubha (raagini)
Kalahans (raga)
Kalaranjani
Kalian (raga)
Kalian Bhopali
Kalinga (raga)
Kalingada
Kalyan
Kalyani (raagini)
Kamakshani (raagini)
Kamal Shree
Kamalaranjani
Kamboji (raga)
Kameshwari
Kamkesh (raga)
Kamod
Kamod Nat
Kamodi (raagini)
Kampili (raagini)
Kanada (raga)
Kanada Bageshri
Kanada Bahar
Kaanara (raga)
Kannadi (raagini)
Kanakanagi (raga)
Kanra
Kausi
Kapar Gauri
Karnati (raagini)
Karnataka Bangala
Karnataki (raagini)
Kaushik (raga)
Kaushikdwani (raga)
Kaushiki (raagini)
Kaushi Kanada
Kedar
Kedar Bahar
Kedar Bhairav
Kedar Bhankar
Kedar Mand
Kedar Nand
KedarNanda
Kedari (raagini)
Kedari Malhar
Keki (raagini)
Kesari Kalyan
Khamaj
Khamaj Bahar
Khammaji Bhatiyar
Khapar Gauri
Khat Dhanashree
Khat Todi
Khem Kalyan
Khemb (raga)
Khemdhwan (raga)
Khemnat (raga)
Khokar
Kiranranjani (raagini)
Kiwani
Klawanti
Kohari Kalyan
Kokabh (raga)
Komal Bageshri
Komal Bhairav
Komal Desi
Kukubh (raga)
Kumodini (raagini)
Kunada (raga)
Kuranji (raga)
Lachari Kanada
Lachari Todi
Lachchasakh (raga)
Lachhasas (raga)
Lagan Gandhar
Lajwanti (raagini)
Lakshmi Kalyan
Lakshmi Todi
Lalat[1]
Lalat Bahar
Lalat Pancham
Lalit Bhatiyar
Lalit Bilas
Lalit Pancham
Lalita (raagini)
Lalita Sohani
Lalitdhwani
Lalitkali
Lataangi (raga)
Lankeshri 1
Lankeshri 2
Lankeshri Kanada
Lankeshwari
Lom
M
Madha Kalyan
Madhakauns
Madhasuraja (raga)
Madhu Basant
Madhukali
Madhu Kalyan
Madhu Malhar
Madhu Malvi
Madhu Sarang
Madhu Saraswati
Madhuwanti
Madhukauns
Madhumadh Sarang
Madhumalati
Madhumadhavi (raagini)
Madhuranjani
Madhusurawali
Madhyamad Sarang[1]
Madhyamavati
Mahathi
Majh (raga)
Malashree
Malavasri (raagini)
Malati Basant
Malati Bihag
Malati
Malava
Malawa Bihag
Malawati
Malayalam
Malhar
Malhari (raagini)
Malgunji
Maligaura (d)
Maligaura (d, D)
Malini Basant
Malkauns
Malkauns Bahar
Malkauns Kanada
Malkauns Pancham[1]
Maalva (raga)
Malavi (raagini)
Maluha Bihag
Maluha Kalyan
Maluha Kedar
Maluha Mand
Mallari (raagini)
Manavi
Mand Bhairav
Mand Bhatiyar
Mand[1]
Mangal Bhairav 1
Mangal Bhairav 2
Mangal Lalit
Mangal Todi
Mangaldhwani
Mangalgujari
Mangeshi Todi (a raga created and tributed to Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosale and Family by Pt.
Milind Date)
Mangiya Bhusani
Manj Khamaj
Manjha Khamaj
Manjari
Manjari Bihag
Manjubhashini
Marga Bihag[1]
Marg Hindol
Maru Basant
Maru Bihag
Maru Dakhani
Maru Kalyan
Maru Kafi
Maru Kauns
Maru Khamaj
Maru Sarang
Marwa
Marwa Shree
Medhavi
Meghranji
Mehkali
Mayuri (raagini)
Mirabai ki Malhar
Mishra Bhairavi
Mishra Bihag
Mishra Desh
Mishra Gara
Mishra Jhinjhoti
Mishra Jog
Mishra Kafi
Mishra Kalyan
Mishra Khamaj
Mishra Kirwani
Mishra Mand
Mishra Manjha
Mishra Narayani
Mishra Nat
Mishra Pahadi
Mishra Pilu
Mishra Shankara
Mishra Shivaranjani
Mishra Todi
Malhar[1]
Todi
Mohankauns
Mohini
Motaki
MotakiTodi
Mrig Savani
Mudrika Kanada
Mukthipradayini
Multani
Multani dhanashree
Nada Kalyan
Nadanamakriya (raga)
Nagadhwani Kanada
Naga Gandhar (upraga)
Nagaswaravali
Naiki Kanada
Nanad
Nand[1]
Nand Basant
Nand Kauns
Nand Kedar
Nanak Malhar
Narayani
Narendra Kaunsa (a raga tributed to Shri Narendra Modi and created by Pt. Milind Date)
Nat Bhairav
Nat Bihag
Nat Bilawal
Nat Kamod
Nat Kedar
Nat Malhar
Nat Nagari
Natachandra
Natahams
Natakpriya
Natika (raagini)
Natnarayan
Natnarayani 1
Natnarayani 2
Nathmira (raagini)
Narayani (raga)
NavRanjani
Nayaki Kanada
Nepala (raga)
Neelambari
Nindiyari
Niranjani Todi
Pahadi (raga)[1]
Palas (raga)
Palas Kafi
Palasi
Pancha Jogeshwari
Pancham Malkauns
Pancham se Gara
Parbhati
Parbhati Bibhas
Parbhati Dakhani
Paraj Kalingada
Paraji Bhairav
Parameshwari (raga)
Pardesh (raga)
Pat Bihag
Pat Kafi
Pat Ranjani
Patdeepak
Patmanjari 2
Patdeep
Phulashree
Piloo
Piloo Gara
Piloo Ki Maanjh
Pitambara
Poorbya
Prabhakali
Prabhat (raga)
Prabhat Bhairav
Prabhati (raagini)
Prabhateshwari
Pradeepaki
Pratapvarali
Priya Kalyan
Punyaki (raagini)
Purabi Kalyan
Purna Chandrakauns
Purvi Bihag
Puriya Dhanashree
Puriya Kalyan
Rageshri
Rageshri Bahar
Rageshri Kanada
Rageshri Kauns
Rageswari
Rahi (raga)
Raisa Kanada
Ram Gauri
Ram Kalyan
Ramanandi Gauri
Ramkali
Ramkali Dakhani
Ramdasi Malhar
Ramsakh
Ramakiri (raagini)
Rangeshwari
Rasia (raga)
Rasia Kanada
Rasranjani Rasavati
Rati (raga)
Rati Bhairav
Rativallabha (raga)
Ravipriya (raga)
Rayasa Kanada
Revagupta (upraga)
Rudhravati
Rudra Pancham
Rudra Ranjani
Rupawati Kalyan
Rupkali
Rupmanjari Malhar
Sagara
Sagera
Sagunaranjani (raga)
Sahanki (raagini)
Saheli todi
Saindhavi (raagini)
Sajan (raga)
Salagvarali
Samant Kalyan
Samant Sarang
Sampurna Bageshri
Sampurna Bibhas
Sampurna Hindol
Sampurna Kedar
Sampurna Malkauns
Sampurna Sarang
Sandhya
Sandhya Shree
Sanjani
Sanjh Barari
Sanjh Sarawali
Sanjh Tarini
Sanjh
Sangam Kedar
Santuri Todi
Sar Nat
Sarpada
Sarang
Sarang Kauns
Sarangi (raagini)
Sarasaangi (raga)
Saraswati
Saraswati Chandra
Saraswati Kalyan
Saraswati Kedar
Saraswati Sarang
Sarparda (raga)
Sarparda Bilawal
Salang
Salang Sarang
Saurati (raagini)
Savan (raga)
Savani 1
Savani 2
Savani Barwa
Savani Bhatiyar
Savani Bihag
Savani Bilawal
Savani Kalyan
Savani Kedar
Savani Nat
Saveri (raagini)
Saveri Todi
Sazgiri
Seehute (raagini)
Shajda (raga)
Shadjandhri (raga)
Shahana
Shahana Bahar
Shahana Kanada
Shaktilak (upraga)
Shamvati
Shankara
Shankara Bihag
Shankara Kalyan
Sharada
Shiv (raga)
Shiv Abhogi
Shiv Bhairav
Shivdhaam
Shiv Kauns
Shiv Kedar
Shivari (raagini)
Shivmat Bhairav
Shivaranjani[1]
Shiv Todi
Shobhavari
Shree
Shree Kalyan 1
Shree Kalyan 2
Shreetanki
Shubh Kalyan
Shuddha (raga)
Shuddha Bahar
Shuddha Barari
Shuddha Basant
Shuddha Bhairavi
Shuddha Bihag
Shuddha Bilawal
Shuddha Dhanashree
Shuddha Desi
Shuddha Kafi
Shuddha Kalyan[1]
Shuddha Kedar
Shuddha Lalat
Shuddha Malu
Shuddha Nat
Shuddha Nishad Bageshri
Shuddha Sarang[1]
Shuddha Sarangi
Shuddha Shyam
Shuddha Todi
Shukla (raga)
Shukla Bilawal
Shyam Kalyan 1
Shyam Kalyan 2
Shyam Kalyan
Shyam Kauns
Shyam Kedar
Shyam Sarang
Shyam Shree
Simhendramadhyam
Sindh (raga)
Sindhimallari (raga)
Sindhava
Sindhu Bahar
Sindhu Bhairav
Sindhu Bhairavi
Sindhura
Sindhura Bahar
Sindhura Kafi
Sindhuri (raagini)
Sohani
Sohani Bhatiyar
Sohani Pancham
Soma (raga)
Sooha (raga)
Sorati (raagini)
Sorath
Sorath Malhar
Sourashtra (raga)
Sourashtra Bhairav
Sourashtra Gujjari
Siri Raag
Srirangapriya
Sugandh (raga)
Sugharai
Sugharai Kanada
Suha (raga)
Suha Adana
Suha Kanada
Suha Malhar
Suha Sughrai
Suha Todi
Suhi (raga)
Suhi Kafi
Suhi lalit
Suho/Suhai
Sujani Malhar
Sukhiya (raga)
Sukhiya Bilawal
Sukul Bilawal
Sur Malhar
Surdasi Malhar
Suryakant (raga)
Swanandi (raagini)
Swarparda (raga)
Takkasaindhav (upraga)
Tanka (raagini)
Tanseni Madhuwanti
Tappa Khamaj
Telangi (raagini)
Thumari (raga)
Thyagaraja Mangalam
Tilak Bihag
Tilak Des
Tilak Kamod
Tilak Kedar
Tilak Malhar
Tilak Shyam
Tirbhukti
Tilang
Tilang Bahar
Tilang Kafi
Timbanki
Tivrakallyan
Todi
Todi Abheri
Todi Ahiri
Todika (raagini)
Triveni
Triveni Gauri
Tukhari
Tulsikauns (raa)
Udan (raga)
Udasi (raga)
Uday (raga)
Ushhaak (raga made from shades of 3 ragas Sarang, Asavari and Bhairav)
Utari (raga)
Utari Basant
Utari Gunakali
Vachspati
Vadhans
Vadhans Dakhani
Vanka (raagini)
Varati (raagini)
Vardhani
Varorji
Vasanta
Vasanta Carnatic
Vasanta Mukhari
Vasanti (raagini)
Velavali (raagini)
Vibhas[1]
Vibhavari
Vibhasaka
Vidhyavati
Vihang
Vijayaranjani
Vikram Bhairav
Vilolika (raagini)
Vinod
Virat Bhairav
Virari (raagini)
Viyogvarali
Vyjayanti (raagini)
Yaman
Yaman Kalyan
Yamani (raagini)
Yamani Basant
Yamani Bilawal
Yamani Hindol
Z
Zeelaf (raga)
Zilla (raga)
See also
References
https://www.swarganga.org/raagabase.php
https://www.surgyan.com/raag-collection
1. List of Ragas (http://www.soundofindia.com/raagas.asp) , SoundofIndia.com.
External links