Bhairav

Bhairav is the thaat-defining raga of its parent scale and one of the archetypal morning ragas, traditionally performed at sunrise. It uses komal Re and komal Dha alongside otherwise shuddha notes, a combination that gives it a solemn, devotional character often associated with temple music. Both flat notes are typically treated with andolan — a slow, deliberate oscillation — rather than struck plainly. The pakad marks this with `~`, which is a notation marker only: the oscillation itself is a performance technique this site's playback doesn't reproduce. As with any raga, finer phrasing conventions vary by gharana.