[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Ragas and Raginis: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935) › c6.281 # Ragas and Raginis: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources c6.281 Rāgas and Rāginīs: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources c6.281 - **Language:** English ### [c6.281](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c6.281) characterized them as “Persian” and recognized that they are “the gift from others” (parada). They are sixteen in number and are known as: Rahāyī, Niśāvar, Māhura, Jaṅgula, Māhaṅ(?), Vārā, Sunhath, Irāya, Husenī, Yaman, Sarpardā, Vākhreja, Hijejaka, and Muśak. - [Previous: c6.280](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c6.280) - [Next: c6.282](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c6.282) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c6.281](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.gangoly-1935.c6.281) · Pramāṇa