Bilahari

carnatic

பிலஹரி

Classification

Time of Day

morning

Rasa

Shringara (love/beauty)

Ārohana (Ascending)

S R2 G3 P D2 S'

Avarohana (Descending)

S' N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

Vadi (King)

G3 (Antara Gandhar)

Samvadi (Queen)

D2 (Chatushruti Dhaivat)

A popular janya raga from Shankarabharanam used in morning concerts. The vakra (zigzag) movements in the avarohana give it a distinctive personality.