[12] Aspects of Marwa are also incorporated in Mali Gaura[13] For western listeners the tone material may feel strange.

According to Kaufmann[15] is the overall mood defined by the sunset in India, which approaches fast and this "onrushing darkness awakes in many observers a feeling of anxiety and solemn expectation".

Puṇḍarika Viṭṭhala (16th century) describes as follows:[16] The king at war always worship Maravi, whose face shines like the moon and who has long tresses of hair.

With moist eyes, faintly smiling, she is adorned skillfully with sweet smelling flowers of different varieties.

In Marwa Ni and Ga are sharp, Sa is the graha and amsa and Ri and Dha are the nyasa.Marwa's forerunners (Maru or Maruva) have different scales in the literature from the 16th century onwards.