Kalika
Indian Classical Raga
Kalika is a janya raga of the 22nd melakarta Kharaharapriya in Carnatic music. Its ascending and descending scales are symmetric, using the notes Sa, R2, G2, P, D2 and N2, with madhyamam omitted from both directions.
Scale
ArohanamS R2 G2 P D2 N2 S
AvarohanamS N2 D2 P G2 R2 S
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Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Kalika's by a note or two.
- Madhyamaravali
the same notes, moving differently
- Adi Kapi
adds M1
- Cintamani
adds M2
- Citta Ranjani
adds M1
- Desisimharavam
adds M2
- Dilipika
adds M1
Janya ragas of Kharaharapriya
Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 22)