Raga Khamaj
Movement
Aroha — ascent
Sa Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa′Avaroha — descent
Sa′ ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re SaCharacter
The name-giving raga of the Khamaj thaat, at home in both classical and light-classical genres such as thumri. It uses both varieties of Ni — shuddha in the ascent, komal in the descent — and omits Re in the ascent. The mood is playful and romantic.