Catalog

Ragas

115 ragas — curated janyas and all 72 melakartas — with verified scale degrees and musicological citations from Sambamoorthy's reference works.

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Mōhanam
Janya of Harikāmbhōji (28)
Bright, evening; pentatonic auspicious
S R₂ G₃ P D₂ Ṡ
Hamsadhwani
Janya of Sankarābharaṇam (29)
Festive, opening; pentatonic
S R₂ G₃ P N₃ Ṡ
Hindōḷam
Janya of Naṭabhairavī (20)
Contemplative; pentatonic minor
S G₂ M₁ D₁ N₂ Ṡ
Abhōgi
Janya of Karaharapriyā (22)
Devotional; pentatonic
S R₂ G₂ M₁ D₂ Ṡ
Bilahari
Janya of Sankarābharaṇam (29)
Joyful, morning
S R₂ G₃ P D₂ Ṡ
Kāmbhōji
Janya of Harikāmbhōji (28)
Royal, dignified
S R₂ G₃ M₁ P D₂ Ṡ
Sankarābharaṇam
Melakarta 29
Equivalent to Ionian; weighty
S R₂ G₃ M₁ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ
Kalyāṇī
Melakarta 65
Lydian; auspicious
S R₂ G₃ M₂ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ
Kharaharapriyā
Melakarta 22
Dorian; pathos
S R₂ G₂ M₁ P D₂ N₂ Ṡ
Tōḍī
Melakarta 8
Heavy, gamaka-rich
S R₁ G₂ M₁ P D₁ N₂ Ṡ
Bhairavī
Janya of Naṭabhairavī (20) — bhāṣāṅga raga
Profound, classical-format anchor
S R₂ G₂ M₁ P D₁ N₂ Ṡ
Madhyamāvati
Janya of Kharaharapriyā (22) — audava
Auspicious, mangalam-closing raga
S R₂ M₁ P N₂ Ṡ
Sāveri
Janya of Māyāmāḷavagaula (15) — audava ascent, sampūrṇa descent
Karuna; morning devotion
S R₁ M₁ P D₁ Ṡ
Śuddha Sāveri
Janya of Sankarābharaṇam (29) — audava both ways, no Ga/Ni
Simple, open; a common early-geetham raga (Analekara)
S R₂ M₁ P D₂ Ṡ
Ārabhi
Janya of Sankarābharaṇam (29) — audava ascent, sampūrṇa descent
Heroic, opening kīrtanas
S R₂ M₁ P D₂ Ṡ
Yadukulakāmbhōji
Janya of Harikāmbhōji (28) — audava ascent, sampūrṇa descent (with N₂)
Devotional, slow-tempo padams
S R₂ M₁ P D₂ Ṡ
Pūrvīkalyāṇī
Janya of Gamanāśramā (53) — ṣāḍava ascent, sampūrṇa descent
Bright, evening
S R₁ G₃ M₂ P D₂ Ṡ
Saurāṣṭram
Janya of Sūryakāntam (17) — sampūrṇa, bhāṣāṅga (N₂ anya in descent)
Brisk, kīrtana favorite
S R₁ G₃ M₁ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ
Cintāmaṇi
Janya of Ṣaṇmukhapriyā (56) — vakra-sampūrṇa in practice
Reflective, rakti-laden
S G₂ R₂ G₂ M₂ P D₁ N₂ Ṡ
Bēgaḍa
Janya of Sankarābharaṇam (29) — vakra avarōhaṇa in practice
Sweet, conversational
S R₂ G₃ M₁ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ
Latāṅgi
Melakarta 63
Bright with the prati-madhyama tension
S R₂ G₃ M₂ P D₁ N₃ Ṡ
Ānandabhairavī
Janya of Naṭabhairavī (20) — vakra, bhāṣāṅga (D₂ anya)
Sweet, often kṛti-format
S G₂ R₂ G₂ M₁ P D₂ N₂ Ṡ
Punnāgavarāḷi
Janya of Hanumatōḍī (8) — sampūrṇa, niṣādāntya (register-restricted)
Contemplative, devotional
S R₁ G₂ M₁ P D₁ N₂ Ṡ
Yamunākalyāṇī
Janya of Mecakalyāṇī (65) — audava-sampūrṇa
Light, evening
S R₂ G₃ M₂ P D₂ N₃ Ṡ