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Engal

Indian Classical Raga

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

Scale

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

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Close relatives

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

  • Atsapaka

    uses G2 instead of G3

  • Emman

    adds R1 going up

  • Akkara

    uses G2 instead of G3; adds D2 coming down

  • Atticudi

    leaves out D2 going up; adds D1 coming down

  • Bahudari

    adds N2 going up; leaves out R1 coming down

  • Bhaktapriya

    adds N2 going up; 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