Ragas and Raginis: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources c8.51

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None of the melodies is specially assigned to the evening hours, but it is generally asserted that ‘these melodies (that is to say, the last group assigned to the hours after the third watch) are pleasant to hear up till mid-night.’² “The melodies are to be sung at appropriate hours, following ancient traditions, except that in performances under royal com-