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Alankaram

Indian Classical Raga

Alankaram is a Carnatic janya raga of the 56th melakarta Shhanmugapriya. Its arohana is S G2 M2 P D1 S and its avarohana is S N2 P M2 G2 R2 S.

Scale

ArohanamS G2 M2 P D1 S
AvarohanamS N2 P M2 G2 R2 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
56
Parent Raga
Sanmugapriya

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Close relatives

Ragas whose scale differs from Alankaram's by a note or two.

  • Ambika

    leaves out D1 going up; leaves out N2 coming down

  • Indughantarava

    uses M1 instead of M2; adds D1 coming down

  • Jayacudamani

    adds D1 coming down; uses N3 instead of N2 coming down

  • Sukumari

    uses M1 instead of M2; adds N2 going up

  • Vijayasarasvati

    adds N3 going up; uses N3 instead of N2 coming down