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Do ragas have meaning?

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To each is ascribed certain ethical and emotional properties, and each is associated with a certain season and a certain time of day. For a single r_ga, however, these connotations vary in different parts of India. The r_gas were the inspiration for much Rajput miniature painting, the iconography of which varied according to its period, place of production, and creator. Legend celebrates the powers of the r_gas; e.g., a r_ga associated with darkness could, if sung in the middle of the day by a singer whose skill was great enough, bring darkness upon the earth.

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