Chhayanat (raga)
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{{Infobox raga
| name = Chhayanat
| image_name =
| image_alt =
| thaat = Kalyan
| type = Sampurna
| season =
| arohana =SRGMPDNS'
| avarohana =S'NDPMGRS
| vadi = P
| samavadi = R
| pakad =
| chalan =S, RGMP, P–>R, RG, GM, M R, S
S, D’ n’ P’, P’ S, N’ S (G)R, R G M D, D P
P–>R G M R S, S R, R G, R G M n D P, PDPP S”
S” (N)R” S”, D P M, G M n D P–>R, R G, G M R S
S S M G P, DNS”, S” D P–>R, GMP G M R S[1]
| synonym = {{ubl|Chayanat|Chhayanut}}
| equivalent =
| similar = {{ubl|Gaud Sarang|Kamod}}
}}
{{Hindustani Classical Music}}
Chhayanat ("shadow or glimpse of Nat") is a raga in Hindustani classical music.{{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=56 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jCnoMgEACAAJ |language=en}}
Technical description
Chhayanat is a very popular raag whereas its constituent "Chhaya" and "Nat" are rarely sung anymore. Its distinctive phrases P->R and P->S' set it apart from the related Kamod, Kedar, Alhaiya Bilawal and Hameer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parrikar.org/hindustani/nats/|title=Cracked Open - The Nats|last=Parrikar|first=Rajan|date=2019-08-26|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}
Samay
Chhayanat is an evening raag, and is sung during the second "prahar" 9PM-12AM.