Dhenuka
Indian Classical Raga
Dhenuka is a raga in Carnatic music. It is the ninth melakarta raga in the 72 melakarta system, in the Netra chakra. It is a sampurna raga, with all seven notes in both the ascending and descending scale. It is heard rarely in concerts.
Scale
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View all compositions →Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati
Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati
Composer: KOTeeshwara Aiyyar
Composer: Ambujam Krishna
Composer: BaalamuraLi Krishna
Composer: Tyaagaraaja
Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Dhenuka's by a note or two.
- Agamapriya
uses M2 instead of M1
- Aymmukhan
leaves out R1
- Bhinnapancamam
uses G1 instead of G2
- Ganamurti
uses G1 instead of G2
- Ganasamavarali
uses G1 instead of G2
- Gujjari
uses G3 instead of G2
Janya ragas of Dhenuka
Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 9)