Raga

A raga (Sanskrit rāga राग, Tamil irāgam இராகம், Telugu "Raagam" రాగం, Kannada "Raaga" ರಾಗ, Malayalam rāgam രാഗം literally "colour, hue" but also "beauty, melody"; also spelled raag, raaga, ragam) is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.