Ragmala
Ragmala, alternatively spelt as Raagmala or Ragamala (Punjabi: ਰਾਗਮਾਲਾ ; pronounced rāgmālā), is a composition of twelve verses, running into sixty lines that names various ragas, which appears in most saroops of Guru Granth Sahib after the compositions of Guru Arjan entitled Mundavani (ਮੁੰਦਾਵਣੀ; meaning "The Royal Seal"). The title literally means a 'garland of Ragas, or musical melodies'. "Mala" means "garland", while "Raga" is a "musical composition or mode", which has also given rise to the series of Ragamala paintings. This list differs according to the author and the music school it is based upon. Thus, there exists a number of such lists in the music text books of India. Controversy

There are eight raags that are utilised in Guru Granth Sahib that have not been mentioned in the Raagmala. These are: Bihagara, Wadahans, Manjh, Jaitsri, Ramkali, Tukhari, Prabhati and Jaijawanti. Mali-Gaura is not included in Raagmala but Gaura is.“The last pages of the Kartarpur Beerh do not suggest, either because of the presence of blank spaces, or scoring out, or obliteration hortal, or otherwise, that there was or could have been the least intention to write these hymns in the Granth. The Mudaavni is on page 973/1. Pages 973/2 and 974/1 are blank, and on page 974/2 is Raagmala. As such, there could never have been the possibility, nor could it ever have been contemplated that these three writings requiring a space of over four pages could have been accommodated on the two blank pages 973/2 and 974/1.”  - Professor Sahib SinghAccording to Dr. S. S. Kapoor, the Sikh scholars differ in their opinion about its inclusion in the Granth. The traditional school thinks it to be a part of the Guru Granth Sahib and asserts that it is an index of the raags used in the Guru Granth Sahib. This argument can be challenged on the grounds that a number of raags mentioned Raagmala are not in the Guru Granth Sahib and a number of raags used in the Guru Granth Sahib are not in the Raagmala. Another argument of the traditional schools (sampardai) that it is a part of the original copy and is written in the same ink and with the same pen as was used for the other parts of the Granth. Various Sikh Sampardas (traditional lineages of knowledge) allege that the Raagmala is not a rosary of the Raags of the Guru Granth Sahib, but rather has a deeper spiritual meaning. Official Sikh standpoint on the Raagmala
Article XI (a) of the Sikh Rehat Maryada (SRM):
"The reading of the whole Guru Granth Sahib (intermittent or non-stop) may be concluded with the reading of Mundawani alone or the Rag Mala according to the convention traditionally observed at  all the concerned places. (Since there is a difference of opinion within the Panth on this issue, nobody should dare to write or print a copy of Guru Granth Sahib excluding the Raag Mala)." Gallery

