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Gamanasrama

Indian Classical Raga

Gamanashrama, called Gamakakriya in the Muthuswami Dikshitar tradition, is a raga in Carnatic music. It is the 53rd melakarta raga in the 72 melakarta system and the fifth raga of the Brahma chakra. As a melakarta raga it is sampoorna, containing all seven swaras in both the ascending and descending scales.

Scale

ArohanamS R1 G3 M2 P D2 N3 S
AvarohanamS N3 D2 P M2 G3 R1 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
53

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