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Khambavati Raagini
consort of Maalkons
From the treatises
Khambavati is a Brahma puja.
tr. A. K. Coomaraswamy, Rajput Painting (1916) · Public domain
Desiring a boon, the woman offers up a coconut with folded hands; she makes offerings to Brahma, and gazes again and again on the image.
tr. A. K. Coomaraswamy, Catalogue of the Indian Collections in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston — Part V: Rajput Painting (1926) · Public domain
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16:09Raag Khambavati 2015Khayal · 2015Ustad Akhtar Khan
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About Raag Khambavati
A difficult yet pleasing, sweet melody. Khambavati was created by combining Raag Khamaj and Raag Maand. The raag feels similar to Raag Jhinjhoti. While many say that in Khambavati the vadi (primary note) is Kharaj and the samvadi (secondary note) is Pancham, some ustads say the vadi is Gandhar and the samvadi is Nikhad. Khambavati Raagini is one of the wives of Raag Maalkons, associated with the cool autumn season immediately after the hot and humid rainy monsoon season.
A typical Raagmala painting will depict the ras of the Raag - a solitary ritual for the 4 headed Hindu god Brahma.
The Maalkons family
