Raga Ahir Bhairav
Rudra Veena
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Artiste Gharana Bande Ali Khan Gharana
Artiste Name Pt. Ramachandra Hegde
On Accompaniment Kumari Meghana Hegde
On Tabla Shri Vinayak Bhat
In this Rudra Veena Classroom video of 45 mins, Pandit Ramachandra Hegde gives the explanation of the Raga initially. Then starts with Raga improvisation with beautiful Aalap and then Jod Aalap In Ahir Bhairav. Going further the artiste plays a serene Bandish in madhya laya Jhap Taal and after playing intricate Taans in the Raga he concludes the Raga improvisation.
Please find the following comprehensive written practice elements for Raga Ahir Bhairav in Rudra Veena given by Pandit Ramachandra Hegde on this extensive learning page. *Do note that many of the Raga practice elements given for one instrument can be practiced in other instruments as well.
Raga Details
| Raga Name | Ahir Bhairav | That | Bhairav |
| Rasa | Time | Morning | |
| 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 Gm n> DP Gm~ r>S |
| Swaras in this raga : Sa, Komal Re, Ga, ma, Pa, Dha, Komal Ni | |||
Practice Alankaras in Raga Ahir Bhairav
Alankara I:
| Aroha | Sr Gm | rG mP | Gm PD | mP Dn | PD n Ṡ |
| Avaroha | Ṡ nDP | nDPm | DPmG | Pm Gr | mgrS |
Alankara II:
| Aroha | SrG | rGm | GmP | mPD | PDn | Dn Ṡ |
| Avaroha | Ṡn D | nDP | DP m | Pm G | mG r | GrS |
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Aalap in Raga Ahir Bhairav
Mandra – Madhya Saptak Aalap I
| S>> | S>> | r>S>> | r~ṇ>> | S>> | ṇ>> | Ḍ> | ṇ>> |
| ṇ>> | ṇ>~r> | ṇ>> | S>> | ||||
| Ḍ>> | ṇ>> | ṇ>> | S>> | S>> | ṇ> | Ḍ ṇ>> | ṇ>> |
| S>> | S ṇ>> | S>> | |||||
| Ḍ>> | ṇ>> | S>> | Ḍ>ṇ | S>> | S>> ṇ>> | Ḍ>> | P̣ Ḍ>> |
| ṇ>> | S>> | ||||||
| ṇ>Ḍ | P̣>> | P̣ Ḍ P̣> | Ḍ> | P̣ m.> | G̣ >> | G̣ ṃ> | P̣ Ḍ>> |
| ṇ>> | ṇ>> | P̣ Ḍ ṇ>> | Ḍ>P̣ | G̣ ṃ> | ṛ>> | Ṣ >> | |
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Raga Ahir Bhairav Bandish - Composition
Bandish in Jhaptaal
| Asthayi | ||||||||||
| Dhi | Na | Dhi | Dhi | Na | Ti | Na | Dhi | Dhi | Na | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| G | m | n | D | P | m | P | Gm | rS | ṇS | |
| Ḍ | ṇ | r | r | S | m | P | Gm | rS | ṇS | |
| Antara | ||||||||||
| Dhi | Na | Dhi | Dhi | Na | Ti | Na | Dhi | Dhi | Na | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| G | m | P | n | D | Ṡ | n | Ṡ | Ṡ | Ṡ | |
| Ṡ | n | n | D | P | m | P | Gm | rS | ṇS | |
Taan - Palta - Layakari Patterns
10 Beats Taan :
| Ḍ ṇ | Sr | Sr | Gm | Gm | Pm | Gm | rS |
| ṇS | rS |
9 Beats Taan :
| Gm | Pn | DP | mP | Gm | rS | ṇS | Ḍ ṇ |
| rS |
13 Beats Taan :
| Ḍ> | ṇ> | Sr | S> | GG | mm | P> | P> |
| GG | mm | PP | mG | rS |
8 Beats Taan
| Ḍ ṇ | Sr | Gm | rS | Gm | Pm | Gm | rS |
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Raga Ahir Bhairav Classroom Study
* Categorised in respect to seniority of the artistes
Raga Ahir Bhairav In Violin
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.
Raga Ahir Bhairav In Vocal
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.