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Ellaiyili

Indian Classical Raga

ellaiyili is a Carnatic janya raga of the 16th melakarta raga cakravAkam. Its arohanam is S R1 G3 P D2 N2 S and its avarohanam is S N2 P M1 G3 S.

Scale

ArohanamS R1 G3 P D2 N2 S
AvarohanamS N2 P M1 G3 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
16
Parent Raga
Cakravakam

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Close relatives

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

  • Eccan

    adds M1 going up

  • Arugunan

    adds M1 going up; uses D1 instead of D2 going up

  • Bahudari

    leaves out R1 going up; adds M1 going up

  • Gaganamohini

    leaves out R1 going up; uses M2 instead of M1 coming down

  • Vinadhari

    adds R1 coming down; adds D2 coming down

Janya ragas of Chakravakam

Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 16)

Abhaya

S R1 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S

S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R1 S

Airavati

S R1 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S

S P M1 R1 S

Aiyyan

S R1 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S

S D2 M1 R1 S