Suitable for singing in the mornings, Valaji is a janya of the 16th melakarta, Chakravaham. Raag Kalavati is the Hindustani equivalent of this raga. The arohana-avarohana of Valaji is SGPDNS/SNDPGS.

In the vast and layered cosmology of Hindu mythology, few tales strike as deep and disturbing a chord as that of Jalandhara. A demon, yes—but not born of tamas or evil. Rather, he was born of Shiva’s ...