Ragas

A raga at dusk

Seated at the instrument
Photograph: Bhagirath Bhatt

The association between ragas and hours of the day is often explained as convention. In practice it behaves more like a constraint that helps: given a time, the choice narrows, and a narrowed choice is easier to commit to.

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