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Hindola

Indian Classical Raga

Hindolam is a pentatonic (audava) janya raga of the 20th melakarta Natabhairavi in Carnatic music, formed by omitting rishabham and panchamam. Its ascending and descending scales are symmetric, using only Sa, Gandharam, Madhyamam, Dhaivatam and Nishadam. It carries shringara and bhakti rasa and is traditionally sung in the morning during the vasanta ritu (spring) season. It is commonly played early in a concert, before the heavier ragas.

Scale

ArohanamS G2 M1 D1 N2 S
AvarohanamS N2 D1 M1 G2 S
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
20
Parent Raga
Natabhairavi
Rasa
shringara, bhakti, shanta
Time of Day
Morning
Season
vasanta ritu (spring)

Compositions in Hindola raga

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Janya ragas of Natabhairavi

Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 20)