Raga Durga
Vocal
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Artiste Gharana Jaipur Atrauli Gharana
Artiste Name Vidushi Shruti Sadolikar
On Accompaniment Shri Anant Joshi
On Tabla Shri Abhay Datar
In this Vocal Classroom video of 40 mins, Vidushi Shruti Sadolikar explains the raga, then starts the improvisation with beautiful Aalap in Durga.
Going further, the artiste recites serene bandishes in Teentaal. After presenting intricate taans in the raga, she concludes the raga improvisation.
Please find the following comprehensive written practice materials for Raga Durga on Vocal, provided by Vidushi Shruti Sadolikar 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 : Durga | That : Bilawal |
| Rasa : Veera Rasa | Time : Second Prahara of Night |
| Jati : Audhav- Audhav | Scale : Pentatonic-Pentatonic |
| Vadi : Madhyam(m) | Samvadi : Shadja(S) |
| Ascending : S R m P D Ṡ | Descending : Ṡ D P m R S |
| Swaras in this Raga : Sa, Re, ma, Pa, Dha, | |
| SR m~P | PDPm> | Rm PmR> | SmR> | SR~Ḍ>> | S>> |
Raga Pakad
| SR> | m>> | RmP> | mP> | mPDP | m>R> | m>R> | SR | ḌS> | |
| SR mP | D>> | SR~D> | PD ṠD | Ṡ>> | Ṡ DP | DPm | PD Pm | RmR> | Ḍ>S> |
Raga Chalan
Aalap in Raga Durga
Mandra – Madhya Saptak Aalap I
| S > > | Ḍ > > S > > | S > Ḍ > P̣ > > | ṃ > P̣ > | Ḍ > > | Ḍ > > S > > | S > > | |
| SR > > | S~Ḍ > > | RS Ḍ > > | ṃ > > | P̣ > > | Ḍ > > | ṃ Ḍ S > > | SR > |
| Ḍ > > S > > | S > > | SR > | SRm > > | R >ḌR > | Ḍ > > | S > > | |
| SPm | Rm > | R > > | mR S Ḍ > | ṃ > P̣ Ḍ > > | S Ḍ > | RS Ḍ > | S > > |
| SRm > > | m >R > > | RmPm | R > > | SR S Ḍ > | Ḍ > > | S > > > | S > > |
This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
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This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
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This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
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Raga Durga Bandish - Composition
| Bandish in Teentaal | |
| Asthayi | Antara |
| Mora Saiyya Re, Khelata Hori,
Mai To Aangana Me Thade |
Bara Pichakari Mukha Bhara Mali,
Deena Rahi Mori Chunari Sari. |
| 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 |
| D | D | m | > | R | |||||||||||
| Mo | ra | Sai | > | ya | |||||||||||
| P | > | > | P | P | mP | D Ṡ | D | m | R | S | |||||
| Re | > | > | Khe | > | la> | >> | ta | Ho | > | ri | |||||
| > | m | r | S | D | |||||||||||
| > | Mai | > | > | > | |||||||||||
| S | > | > | m | > | Ṡ | d | Ṡ | D | m | R | |||||
| to | > | > | Aan | ga | na | Me | > | Tha | > | de | |||||
| Antara | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| m | R | D | D | Ṡ | > | Ṡ | Ṡ | |||||||||
| Ba | ra | Pi | cha | ka | > | ri | > | |||||||||
| D | Ṡ | Ṙ | S | R | S | D | Pm | |||||||||
| Mu | kha | Bha | ra | Ma | > | li | > | |||||||||
| m | > | D | m | D | S | D | m | |||||||||
| Dee | > | na | ra | hi | > | Mo | ri | |||||||||
| P | mP | DP | m | R | R | S | > | |||||||||
| Chu | na> | >> | ri | Sa | > | ri | > | |||||||||
TAAN-PALTA-LAYAKARI
08 Beats Taan:
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mP |
D Ṡ |
DP |
m> |
>> |
SR |
>> |
S> |
19 Beats Taan:
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DP |
mP |
D Ṡ |
DP |
mP |
mR |
S> |
mR |
>P |
m> |
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DP |
DP |
mP |
D Ṡ |
D Ṡ |
DP |
mP |
SR |
S> |
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13 Beats Taan:
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SR |
mP |
DP |
mP |
D Ṡ |
Ṙ Ṡ |
DP |
mP |
mP |
DD |
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Pm |
RS |
R> |
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28 Beats Taan:
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PD |
PD |
Pn |
PD |
DP |
DD |
PD |
PD |
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Pm |
mP |
DP |
mm |
PD |
Pm |
Rm |
PD |
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Pm |
mD |
Pm |
DP |
mR |
mR |
Rm |
Rm |
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RS |
SR |
mP |
D> |
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26 Beats Taan:
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mP |
DD |
PD |
Pm |
RS |
Rm |
>> |
Rm |
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PD |
D Ṡ |
>Ṡ |
Ṙ> |
D Ṙ |
Ṡ D |
P Ṡ |
DP |
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m m |
PP |
DD |
Ṡ> |
D Ṡ |
ṠD |
Pm |
mR |
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mR |
S> |
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This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
Please become of member of our website to access this page.
This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
Please become of member of our website to access this page.
Raga Durga Classroom Study
Raga Durga In Vocal
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.