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  2. Prahara - Wikipedia

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    The word commonly used in India, Pakistan, Nepal is prahar (Hindi/Nepali प्रहर, Urduپہر), more commonly pronounced paher or peher and in West Bengal and Bangladesh is prohor (Bengali প্রহর) in Marathi it is pronounced as Prahar (प्रहर). In Hindi and Urdu the word for "afternoon" is dopahar (= two prahars). [7]

  3. Pahar - Wikipedia

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    Pahar (Bengali পহর, Hindi/Nepali: पहर, Urdu: پہر), which is more commonly pronounced peher (/pɛhɛr/) is a traditional unit of time used in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. One pahar nominally equals three hours, and there are eight pahars in a day. [1]

  4. Bhimpalasi - Wikipedia

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    It is performed in the early afternoon, from 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. (the third prahar of the day). [4] Use of dhaivat(dha) and rishabh(ray) is symmetrical in that both are approached via the succeeding notes (D from Ṉ, and R from G̱).G̱ is sung with a kaṇ-svara (grace note) of M. Similarly, Ṉ is sung with a kaṇ-svara from S. Vadi ...

  5. Kalyan (thaat) - Wikipedia

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    The Kalyan Thaat consists of an important group of early afternoon, late evening, early night, and early morning ragas. Characterised by the Teevr Madhyam (M') in the stead of the standard Shuddh Madhyam of the Bilawal Thaat, the name of this Thaat literally means good luck/ fortune (कल्याण). Raags of this Thaat are considered to be ...

  6. List of Sanskrit and Persian roots in Hindi - Wikipedia

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    The following is an alphabetical (according to Hindi's alphabet) list of Sanskrit and Persian roots, stems, prefixes, and suffixes commonly used in Hindi. अ (a)

  7. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala from Urdu, to refer to flavoured spices of Indian origin.

  8. List of ragas in Hindustani classical music - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of various Ragas in Hindustani classical music.There is no exact count/known number of ragas which are there in Indian classical music.. Once Ustad Vilayat Khan saheb at the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, Pune said before beginning his performance – "There are approximately four lakh raags in Hindustani Classical music.

  9. Afternoon - Wikipedia

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    Afternoon is often defined as the period between noon and sunset. [2] If this definition is adopted, the specific range of time varies in one direction: noon is defined as the time when the sun reaching its highest point in the sky, [3] but the boundary between afternoon and evening has no standard definition.