Raga Bhimpalasi
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 Bhimpalasi
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 Bhimpalasi 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 | Bhimpalasi | That | Kafi |
| Rasa | Gambhir, Bhakti | Time | Afternoon(3pm to 6pm) |
| Jati | Audhav- Sampoorna | Scale | Pentatonic- Heptatonic |
| Vadi | Madhyama(m) | Samvadi | Shadja(S) |
| Ascending | ṇ S g m P n Ṡ | Descending | Ṡ n D P m g R S |
| Swaras in this raga : Sa, Re, Komal Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Komal Ni | |||
Practice Alankaras in Raga Bhimpalasi
Alankara I:
| Aroha | ṇ Sg | Sgm | gmP | mPD | Pnn | n Ṡ Ṡ |
| Avaroha | ṠnD | nDP | DPm | Pm g | mgR | gRS |
Alankara II:
| Aroha | ṇS gm | Sg mP | gm Pd | mP n Ṡ | |
| Avaroha | Ṡn DP | nDPm | DP mg | Pm gR | mg RS |
Aalap in Raga Bhimpalasi
Mandra – Madhya Saptak Aalap I
| ṇ>> | S>> | S>> | P̣ ṇ>> | P̣ ṇ>> | S>> | ||
| S ṇ>> | ṇ>Ḍ P̣>> | g.>> | ṃ>> | P̣>> | P̣>> | P̣> ṃ P̣> | g.>> |
| g. ṃ P̣> | ṇ>> | S>> | |||||
| ṇ>> Ḍ P̣> | ṃ P̣~ṇ>> | Ḍ P̣>> | Ḍ P̣ ṃ P̣ | g>> | Ṣ g. P̣ ṃ>> | g. ṃ g. Ṛ >> | Ṣ >> |
| Ṣ g. ṃ>> | g.> ṃ> | g. ṃ P̣>> | ṃ P̣ ṇ>> | ṇ>> | ṃ P̣~ ṇ>Ḍ P̣ | Ḍ> P̣ ṃ>> | P̣~ g.>> |
| m. g. Ṛ Ṣ >> | |||||||
Raga Bhimpalasi Bandish - Composition
Bandish:
| Asthayi | ||||||||||
| Dhi | Na | Dhi | Dhi | Na | Ti | Na | Dhi | Dhi | Na | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| g | m | P | D | P | m | P | gg | RS | ṇS | |
| ṇ | P̣ | ṇ | ṇ | S | m | P | gg | RS | ṇS | |
| Antara | ||||||||||
| Dhi | Na | Dhi | Dhi | Na | Ti | Na | Dhi | Dhi | Na | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| m | P | g | g | m | P | n | Ṡ | Ṡ | Ṡ | |
| Ṡ | n | n | D | P | m | P | gg | RS | ṇ S | |
Taan - Palta - Layakari Patterns
11 Beats Taan :
| P̣ ṇ | Sg | RS | ṇ S | gm | Pn | DP | mP |
| gg | RS | ṇ S |
11 Beats Taan :
| Sg | mP | nD | Pm | mP | gm | gR | ṇS |
| P̣ ṇ | Sg | RS |
12 Beats Taan :
| P̣ ṇ | Sg | RS | ṇ S | gm | Pn | DP | mP |
| mm | gg | RR | ṇS |
9 Beats Taan
| gm | Pn | DP | mP | mP | mg | RS | ṇS |
| S> |


