Raag Saalag Varali

Swar	Madhyam Varjya. Rishabh, Gandhar and Nishad Komal. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Jati	Shadhav - Shadhav
Thaat	Todi
Vadi - Samvadi	Pancham - Shadj
Time	2nd Prahar of the Day (9AM to 12PM)
Vishranti Sthan	S; g; P;
Mukhya Ang	g P D n D P ; D n D S' ; S' n D P ; D n D P ; r g r S ;
Aaroh - Avroh	S r g P D n S' - S' n D P g r S

This Raag is also known as Saalag Varali Todi. This Raag was brought from Carnatic Music into Hindustani Music with some changes. But this Raag could not gain much popularity.

This Raag is a combination of Raag Todi in Poorvang and Raag Aheer Bhairav in Uttarang. Like Raag Todi, Komal Gandhar of this Raag leans toward Komal Rishabh. Pancham is an important resting note. Dhaivat is little elongated but is not used as a resting note. In Uttrang Nishad is often skipped while ascending towards Shadj, for example – P D n D S’; D n D S’; However, the direct, P D n S’ or P D n ; D n S’ can very well be rendered. In Avroh, P g r g r S ; or P r g r S; can be taken.

This Raag is pretty straightforward, but one should be very careful while rendering as the notes are tough to master. This Raag creates a heavy atmosphere and can be expanded in all the three octaves. Following combinations are illustrative of the Raag: 

S ,n ,D ,D ,n S ; S r g r S ; ,n S r g P ; P g ; P r g ; g r S ,n ,D ; ,D S ,n r ,n ,D S ; r g P ; P D ; D n D P; g P D n D ; S’ n D P ; D n D S’ ; P D n D S’ ; n S’ r’ S’ ; S’ n D P ; D P g r ; g P r g r S;

Raag Saalag Varali Bandishen

All the following bandishen are written and composed by Acharya Vishwanath Rao Ringe ‘Tanarang’. All these bandishen are sung by Shri Prakash Vishwanath Ringe. For more information, please contact us.

1	Bada Khyal - Shubh Din Aayo Aaj Taal - Ektal Vilambit Theme - Shri Ram
2	Chota Khyal - Kasak Bujha Ja Tanarangwa Taal - Trital Drut Theme - Shri Krishna - Bhakti Ras
3	Chota Khyal - Saras Madhur Sur Son Taal - Trital Drut Theme - Shri Krishna - Murlidhar
4	Sargam - Re Ga Pa Dha Ni Dha Taal - Ektal Drut