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Apoorva Talas Chart
In ancient days, there were Talas called "Apoorva Talas",   just like Apoorva ragas. In the Angas of this tala, Dhruta is 2 counts, Pluta is 12 counts and Guru is 8 counts and Kaakapaada is 16 counts. Laghu is Chatusra Jaathi and it is 4 counts. There are 52 talas categorised as Apoorva Talas, as below.


Name of the Tala Angas Total Counts
Vinayaka 3-Gurus, 2-Laghus, 1-Pluta, 1-Guru, 2-Laghus, 1-Pluta 72
Lakshmi 2-Dhrutas, 1-Laghu, 3-Dhrutas, 1-Laghu , 3-Druthas, 1-Laghu, 3-Dhrutas, 1-Laghu, 1-Dhruta, 1-Laghu, 1-Guru 54
Kumba 4-Dhrutas, 1-Laghu, 1-Dhruta, 2-Laghus, 2-Dhrutas, 3-Laghus, 1-Dhruta, 1-Guru 48
Anukumba 4-Dhrutas, 1-Laghu, 4-Dhrutas, 1-Laghu, 1-Dhruta, 1-Laghu, 1-Dhruta, 1-Laghu, 4-Dhrutas, 1-Laghu, 2-Gurus, 1-Laghu, 1-Pluta 80
Patchaandira (also called as Brahma taala) 3-Laghus, 1-Pluta, 4-Dhrutas, 2-Plutas, 2-Laghus, 1-Guru, 1-Laghu, 2-Dhrutas, 2-Laghus, 2-Gurus, 1-kaakapada, 120
Paatchaandira (also called as Brahma taala) 1-Laghu, 2-Gurus, 4-Laghus, 1-Pluta, 2-Laghus, 1-kaakapada, 2-Laghus 80
Vishnu 2-Laghus, 1-Dhruta, 2-Gurus 26
Sivasankara 3-Dhrutas, 1-Laghu, 1-Dhruta, 1-Laghu 16
Skanda 1-Guru, 1-Laghu, 1-Guru, 2-Dhrutas, 2-Gurus 40
Gowri 5-Laghus, 1-Pluta 32
Chandrakala 1-Laghu, 1-Guru, 1-Laghu, 3-Plutas 52
Swarka 1-Laghu, 1-Dhruta, 1-Laghu ( The angas are same as in Mattya Tala of Suladi Sapta Tala scheme) 10
Marma 1-Laghu, 1-Dhruta, 1-Laghu, 2-Drutas, 1-Laghu, 3-Drutas, 1-Laghu 28
Vasavasankaana 3-Dhrutas, 1-Laghu, 1-Drutas, 1-Laghu, 16
Aadiretti 5-Dhrutas, 1-Laghu, 3-Dhrutas, 1-Laghu, 24
Sanni maasanni 3-Dhrutas, 1-Laghu, 2-Dhrutas, 2-Laghus, 22
Shatka 3-Dhrutas, 2-Laghus, 14
Ashta 1-Dhruta, 2-Laghus 10
Chaturthi 2-Laghus, 1-Dhruta 10
Panchama 2-Dhrutas 40
Raja Jhampa 1-Anudhruta, 1-Dhruta, 1-Anudhuta, 1-Dhruta 6
Ata (Ada) 1-Laghu, 2-Dhrutas, 1-Laghu (This Ata tala was in vogue before Suladi Sapta Tala came into existence. Ata tala in Suladi Sapta Tala is different) 12
Laghu mattya 1-Anudhruda, 3-Laghus 13
Sala mattya 1-Anudhruda, 1-Dhruta, 2-Laghus 11
Niruththa mattya 3-Laghus, 2-Gurus, 1-Kaakapada 44
Magana mattya 3-Gurus, 1-Laghu, 1-Guru, 2-Laghus 44
Sagana mattya 2-Laghus, 1-Guru, 4-Laghus 32
Jagana mattya 1-Laghu, 1-Guru, 1-Laghu, 2-Gurus, 1-Kaakapada 48
Saeramaadhi 1-Laghu, 1-Guru, 1-Laghu, 1-Guru, 3-Laghus, 2-Dhrutas, 1-Pluta 52
Kavani 1-Pluta, 1-Laghu, 2-Dhrutas, 1-Guru 28
Madhiguru 1-Guru, 2-Dhrutas, 1-Guru 22
Annyamukunda 1-Laghu, 4-Dhrutas, 1-Pluta 24
Madhanga 1-Guru, 2-Dhrutas 12
Nisanga 1-Laghu, 1-Guru, 1-Pluta, 2-Gurus, 1-Laghu 44
Ananganaari 1-Laghu, 1-Pluta, 1-Laghu, 1-Guru 28
Gaja 4-Laghus 16
Saarasa 1-Laghu, 3-Dhrutas, 2-Laghus 18
Buktha 2-Laghus, 2-Dhrutas, 1-Guru 20
Kuvinda 2-Laghus, 2-Dhrutas, 1-Guru, 1-Pluta 32
Kalathvani 1-Guru, 3-Laghus, 1-Pluta 32
Kowdi 5-Laghus 20
Lagna (Lakkna) 4-Dhrutas, 2-Laghus, 1-Anudhruta, 2-Dhrutas 21
Rajamaarthaanda 1-Guru, 1-Laghu, 1-Dhruta 14
Rajathurungaaga 1-Dhruta, 1-Laghu, 1-Guru 14
Sarangadeva 2-Dhrutas, 1-Guru, 1-Pluta, 1-Guru, 1-Pluta, 1-Laghu 48
Praardheega 1-Laghu, 1-Pluta, 3-Laghus, 28
Kumudha 1-Laghu, 2-Dhrutas, 1-Laghu, 1-Guru 20
Kaarunya 1-Guru 8
Prakasamataya 3-Laghus, 1-Guru, 2-Laghus 28
Dwideeya 1-Anudhruda, 5-Dhrutas 11

In the Apoorva talas chart above, some Tala angas and counts may vary in some lineage. Angas names such as "Lagushekara viramama", "Laghushekara", "Dhrutashekara" are not marked, as these became obsolete several centuries ago and equivalently Anudhruta, Dhruta, and Laghu angas that gives the same tala angas structure are furnished in the chart. Net result of angas rendered are same. Apoorva Talas are furnished for general reference only and these talas are not in vogue.

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