Raga Ahir Bhairav
Violin
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Artiste Gharana Gwalior Gharana
Artiste Name Pt Shankar Kabadi
On Accompaniment Kum Bhagyashree Hugar
On Tabla Shri Malemallesh Hugar
In this Violin Classroom video of 40 mins, Pandit Shankar Kabadi explains the raga, then starts the improvisation with beautiful Aalap in Ahir Bhairav.
Going further, the artiste plays serene bandishes in Madhya laya Teen Taal and Dhrut Teen Taal. After presenting intricate taans in the raga, he concludes the raga improvisation.
Please find the following comprehensive written practice materials for Raga Ahir Bhairav on Violin, provided by Pandit Shankar Kabadi on this extensive learning page.
*Do note that many of the raga practice materials provided for one instrument can also be practiced on other instruments.
Raga Details
| Raga Name | Ahir Bhairav | That | Bhairav |
| Rasa | Shringar, Karuna | Time | Second Prahar of the Night |
| Jati | Sampoorna- Sampoorna | Scale | Heptatonic- Heptatonic |
| Vadi | Madhyam(m) | Samvadi | Shadja(S) |
| Ascending | S r G m P D n Ṡ | Descending | Ṡ n D P G r S |
| Swaras in this raga : | Sa, Komal Re, Ga ,ma, Pa,Dha, Komal Ni | ||
| G>> | G mr>> | S>> | ṇ> Ḍ> | P̣ Ḍ> | ṇ>> | S>> |
Raga Pakad
| ṇ>> | ṇ>> | S>> | r ṇ>> | S>> | ṇ> Ḍ> | P̣ Ḍ> | ṇ>> |
| ṇ>> | S>> | ||||||
| ṇ> | S rG>> | G> m>> | mGm> | P>> | DPm> | PG m> | r>> |
| S>> | |||||||
| Sr > | Gm | PD | n>>D | PDn>> | n>> | Ṡ>> | nDP> |
| DPm> | PG | m>R>> | S>> |
Raga Chalan
Practice Alankaras in Ahir Bhairav
Alankara I:
| Aroha | P̣ Ḍ ṇ Sr | Ḍ ṇ S r G | ṇS rGm | SrGmP |
| rGmPD | GmPDn | mPDn Ṡ | ||
| Avaroh | Ṡ n DPm | nD PmG | DP mGr | Pm GrS |
| mGr S ṇ | Gr S ṇ Ḍ | rS ṇ Ḍ P̣ |
Alankara II:
| Aroha | P̣ Ḍ P̣ Ḍ ṇ Sr | Ḍ ṇ Ḍ ṇ S r G | ṇS ṇS rGm | Sr SrGmP |
| rG rG mPD | GmGm PDn | mP mPDn Ṡ | ||
| Avaroh | Ṡ n Ṡn DPm | nD nD PmG | DP DP mGr | PmPm GrS |
| mG mG rS ṇ | Gr Gr S ṇ Ḍ | rS rS ṇ Ḍ P̣ |
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Aalap in Raga Ahir Bhairav
Mandra -Madhya Saptak Aalap I:
| ṇ>> | ṇ>> | ṇ>> | Ḍ>> | ṇ Ḍ | P̣ Ḍ ṇ> | ṇ>> | S ṇ>> |
| ṇ>> | S>> | S>> | S>> | ||||
| ṇ>> | Sr>> | S ṇ>> | ṇ Ḍ>> | Ḍ>> | P̣>> | P̣>> | P̣>> |
| P̣ Ḍ | ṇ Ḍ>> | P̣ Ḍ ṇ>> | S ṇ>> | Sr> | ṇ>> | S>> | |
| S ṇ Ḍ>> | P̣>> | ṃ>> | ṃ>> | P̣ Ḍ>> | P̣ Ḍ>> | ṃ>> | ṃ>> |
| G̣ ṃ ṛ>> | Ṣ >> | Ṣ >> | |||||
| Ṣ >> | Ṣ ṛ G̣ >> | G̣ >> | G̣ ṃ P̣> | Ḍ>> | ṇ>> | ṇ>> | P̣ Ḍ ṇ>> |
| ṇ>> | S>> | S>> | Ḍ ṇ Sr> | ṇ>> | S>> |
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Raga Ahir Bhairav Bandish - Composition
Bandish :
| Asthayi | ||||||||||||||||
| Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Dha | Tin | Tin | Ta | Ta | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| P | Gm | r | S | > | S | D | n | |||||||||
| r | > | > | Sr | Sr | Gm | r | S, | |||||||||
| S | > | S | r | G | > | m | > | |||||||||
| n | d | n | Pd | mP | Gm | r | S | |||||||||
| Antara | ||||||||||||||||
| Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Dha | Tin | Tin | Ta | Ta | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| > | m | > | D | n | Ṡ | > | Ṡ | |||||||||
| n | n | Ṡ | ṙ | Ṡ ṙ | Ġ ṁ | ṙ | Ṡ | |||||||||
| Ṡ ṙ | Ġ | ṙ | Ṡ | n Ṡ | ṙ Ṡ | n | D | |||||||||
| PD | n | DP | m | mP | Gm | r | S | |||||||||
Taan ~ Palta ~ Layakari Patterns
10 Beats Taan:
| P̣ Ḍ | ṇS | Ḍ ṇ | Sr | Gr | S ṇ | Ḍ P̣ | Ḍ ṇ |
| S> |
11 Beats Taan:
| Ḍ ṇ | Sr | ṇ S | rG | Sr | Gm | Pm | Gr |
| S> |
20 Beats Taan:
| Ḍ ṇ | Sr | ṇ S | rG | Sr | Gm | rG | mP |
| Gm | PD | mP | Dn | PD | n Ṡ | nD | Pm |
| Gr | S> |
32 Beats Taan :
| P̣ Ḍ | P̣ Ḍ | ṇ S | Ḍ ṇ | Ḍ ṇ | Sr | ṇS | ṇS |
| r G | Sr | Sr | Gm | rG | rG | mP | Gm |
| Gm | PD | mP | mP | Dn | PD | PD | n Ṡ |
| ṙ Ġ | ṁ Ġ | ṙ Ṡ | ṙ Ṡ | nD | Pm | Gr | S> |
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Raga Ahir Bhairav Classroom Study
* Categorised in respect to seniority of the artistes
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