Hemavati
Indian Classical Raga
Hemavati, called Simharavam or Deshi Simharavam in the Muthuswami Dikshitar tradition, is a raga in Carnatic music. It is the 58th melakarta raga in the 72 melakarta system, belonging to the tenth chakra, Disi. It is favoured particularly by nadaswaram players, and its scale has also been adopted into Hindustani music.
Scale
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View all compositions →Composer: Periyasaami Tooran
Composer: Kovai Subri
Composer: Paapanaasam Shivan
Composer: Paapanaasam Shivan
Composer: KOTeeshwara Aiyyar
Composer: H.N. Muttayyah Bhaagavatar
Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Hemavati's by a note or two.
- Cintamani
the same notes, moving differently
- Desisimharavam
the same notes, moving differently
- Adi Kapi
uses M1 instead of M2
- Bhusavati
uses G3 instead of G2
- Citta Ranjani
uses M1 instead of M2
- Dharmavati
uses N3 instead of N2