MALLHAR

Raag Description :

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Raag Todi is also referred to as Shuddha Todi, Miya ki Todi or Darbari Todi.

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S r g ; r g ; g r ; g r S - these notes are rendered using Meend from Rishabh to Gandhar and vice versa. Hence, the Gandhar used in this Raag is of lower shruti then the regular komal Gandhar (Ati Komal). In this Raag, Komal Gandhar is Vadi and Komal Dhaivat is Samvadi.

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The treatment of Pancham is special wherein it is used Alp but is not omitted otherwise Raag Gurjari Todi will make its appearance like : S r g M P ; P M d P ; M d N ; N d P ; M d M g r ; g r S. In Aaroh, Pancham is generally skipped, while rendering from Madhyam to Shadj like M d N S'. The form of Todi, without Pancham is named as Raag Gurjari Todi.

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This Raag is deep and creates an atmosphere full of Bhakti and Karun Ras. This Raag can be expanded in all the three octaves. Other forms of Todi which are popular are: Bhupal Todi, Bilaskhani Todi, Gurjari Todi etc.

 

The illustrative combinations for this Raag are:

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S r r S ; r r g r S ; ,d ,d ,N ,N S ; r r g r S ; S r g M P ; P M d P ; M d N ; M d N S' ; S' r' g' r' g' r' S' ; S' N d ; N d P ; M d N d M g r S ;