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Raag Hindol
Raag Hindol belongs to the Kalyan thaat and is traditionally sung in the 3rd prahar of the night. It uses five swaras on the way up and five coming down, taking a vakra (winding) path rather than a straight line. Phrases centre on Dhaivat - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Gandhar as samvadi.
Swars: Rishabh and Pancham Varjya. Madhyam Teevra. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Hindol
3rd Prahar of the Night (12AM to 3AM)Kalyan thaatAudhav - Audhav VakraVadi: DhaivatSamvadi: Gandhar
SGM̄DNM̄DṠ
ṠNDM̄GM̄GSʼDS
Pakad: D D N M̄ D Ṡ · D M̄ G · S ʼD ʼD S
Sargam is written with Sa on C: komal swars are lowercase, teevra Ma is M̄, ʼ before a swar marks the lower (mandra) octave and Ṡ / ʼ after marks the upper (taar) octave. The synth plays plain notes - the gamak, meend, and andolan that bring a raag to life are what you learn in class with an expert.