Geethe are short compositions through which one is introduced to various ragas and taalas through simple compositions that have sahitya or lyrics. These are simple devotional melodic compositions. The taalas learnt in the alankaras of the basic lessons are used in geethe. Hence geethe acts as a bridge between the basic lessons and the complex compositions like varna and kriti. In this course we will learn an invocatory composition on Lord Ganesha in Raga Malahari