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Kamavardahani

Indian Classical Raga

Kamavardhani (kāmavardhani) is the 51st melakarta raga in Carnatic music, also referred to by the name Pantuvarali. It is a sampoorna raga using all seven swaras, with shuddha rishabam, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatam and kakali nishadham. It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Mayamalavagowla, differing only in the madhyamam, and is called Kashiramakriya in the Dikshitar school.

Scale

ArohanamS R1 G3 M2 P D1 N3 S
AvarohanamS N3 D1 P M2 G3 R1 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic

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