Dhanashree

Thaat	Kafi
Similar	Bhimpalasi Dhani

Dhanasree is araga. It prominently appears in theSikh tradition from northern India and is part of theGuru Granth Sahib.^[1]

Raga Dhanashree appears in theRagmala as a ragini ofMalkauns and currently is a member of theKafithaat. It closely resemblesBhimpalasi in musical content but the vadis and moods are different (Described Below). Dhanashree is performed in the early afternoon and presents a cheerful, happy mood. It provided the setting for hymns byGuru Nanak,Guru Amar Das,Guru Ram Das,Guru Arjan andGuru Tegh Bahadar for a total of 101 hymns.

The following represents the order of notes that can be used on the ascending and descending phase of the composition and the primary and secondary notes:

• Aroh: ni Sa ga Ma Pa ni Sa
• Avroh: Sa ni Dha Pa Ma Pa ga Re Sa
• Vadi: Sa
• Samvadi: Pa
• Jaati : Audava – sampurana
• samay : Third pehar of the day
• Thaat : Kafi

This Raag is almost exactly the same as the Classical RagaBhimpalasi, only that the Vadi/Samvadi are switched. So in Bhimpalasi, the Vadi is Ma and Samvadi is Sa.

Pa is given considerable emphasis and Ni and Pa receive sliding approaches, a characteristic of this raga. The pentatonic ascent provides some of the melodic features of this raga.

The Carnatic Equivalent of this raga isAbheri

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