Carukesi
Indian Classical Raga
Charukesi is the 26th melakarta raga in the Carnatic system, the second raga of the Bana chakra. Its mood is poignant, and it has been used mainly in devotional compositions. Composers who have set pieces in this raga include Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Papanasam Sivan and Purandara Dasa. The raga is also widely used in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu film music.
Scale
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View all compositions →Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Composer: Kovai Subri
Composer: H.N. Muttayyah Bhaagavatar
Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati
Composer: LaalguDi Jayaraaman
Composer: K. Ramaraj
Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Carukesi's by a note or two.
- Antaravahini
the same notes, moving differently
- Cirsvarupi
the same notes, moving differently
- Sukrajyoti
the same notes, moving differently
- Ahiri
uses R1 instead of R2
- Amari
leaves out N2
- Cenjuruti
uses D2 instead of D1