Instruments used to play  RAGAS

Bansuri	Mayuri Vina	Sarod
Dilruba	Nadaswaram	Sitar
Esraj	Rabab	Surbahar
Gottuvadyam	Rudra Vina	Tabla Tarang
Harmonium	Santur	Vichitra Vina
Jal Tarang	Sarangi	Violin

Khayaal 

The Ālaap is a part of the introduction to the KHAYAAL. Khayaal is a Persian word meaning 'idea' or imagination. The Khayaal gives us a total picture of the Rāga. In khayaal, most singers explore the alāp within the bounds of the composition in meter, accompanied by tablā.  In this type of alāp, called Vistar or Bhadhat, it is common to use either the long vowel 'a' (aakaar) or the words of the composition (bol alāp).  To commence the performance, the khayaal singer may sing just a few phrases to give an indication of the structure and flavour of the rāga (known as 'auchar') before the tablā 

player joins in.  In the first and main part of the khayaal performance, usually referred to as Vilambit or Badā Khayaal, the artist may choose to sing a slow or medium tempo song in which the rāga is gradually unfolded.  A short section of this composition, taken from the first line of the sthāyi, is used as a refrain to conclude each cycle of the vistar.  This refrain is referred to as the Mukhdā ('signature') and leads up to the first beat (sam) of the rhythm cycle.