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Bauli

Indian Classical Raga

Bauli (Bowli) is a janya raga of the 15th melakarta Mayamalavagowla, audava in ascent and a vakra shadava in descent, with nishadam appearing only in the descending scale. It is a calm, meditative morning raga with bhakti as its predominant rasa, and traditionally opens a concert.

Scale

ArohanamS R1 G3 P D1 S
AvarohanamS N3 D1 P G3 R1 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'

Śloka2

sagrahō bauḷirāgastu śrīdō madhyamavarjitaḥ | turiyayāmē gēyassyāt ārōhē tu ni varjitaḥ ∥
Vēṅkaṭamakhi’s śloka
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
15
Parent Raga
Mayamalavagaula
Type
Shadava1

How it moves

Graha swaraS1

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Compositions in Bauli raga

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adari bedari antananta
Telugu

Composer: Annamaacaarya

addamulEni nAlika
Telugu

Composer: Annamaacaarya

ade cUDarayya
Telugu

Composer: Annamaacaarya

aDiya naDiyanayya
Telugu

Composer: Annamaacaarya

analamu sUryudu
Telugu

Composer: Annamaacaarya

Ananda nilaya
Sanskrit
Adi

Composer: Annamaacaarya

Close relatives

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

Character

Time
Night1,3

References

  1. 1.Subbarama Dikshitar, Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini (1904). English web edition by P. P. Narayanaswami, Vidya Jayaraman et al., 2008., Vol. 1, p. 218 (Dikshitar school)
  2. 2.Subbarama Dikshitar, Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini (1904). English web edition by P. P. Narayanaswami, Vidya Jayaraman et al., 2008., Vol. 1, p. 218
  3. 3.Subbarama Dikshitar, Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini (1904). English web edition by P. P. Narayanaswami, Vidya Jayaraman et al., 2008., Vol. 1, p. 218 (Venkatamakhi) Vēṅkaṭamakhi's śloka gives the time as: fourth yāma.