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{{Hindustani Classical Music}}
[[File:Indian - Ragini Bhairavi - Walters W875.jpg|thumb|''Ragini Bhairavi'', between 1600 and 1625]]
'''Bhairavi''' is one of the ten basic [[thaat]]s of [[Hindustani music]] from the [[Indian subcontinent]]. It is also the name of a [[raga]] within this [[thaat]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bor |first1=Joep |last2=Rao |first2=Suvarnalata |title=The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas |date=1999 |publisher=Nimbus Records with Rotterdam Conservatory of Music |isbn=9780954397609 |page=3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jCnoMgEACAAJ |language=en}}</ref>
==Description==
Bhairavi makes use of all the Komal swaras, Rishabh, Gandhar, Dhaivat, Nishad. When singing compositions in Bhairavi raga, the singers however take liberty to use all the 12 [[swara]]s. Bhairavi raga is named after the [[Shakti]] or feminine aspect of the cosmic life force, which is personified as a consort of [[Shiva]] ([[Bhairava]]).
==Ragas==
Ragas in Bhairavi thaat include:
* [[Bhairavi (Hindustani)|Bhairavi]]
* [[Bilaskhani Todi]]
* [[Bhupal Todi]]
* [[Kaunsi Kanada]]
* [[Komal Rishabh Asavari]]
* [[Malkauns]]
==References==
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[[Category:Hindustani music theory]]