Kapilam
Indian Classical Raga
Kapilam is a janya raga of the 12th melakarta Rupavati. It is a shadava raga with six notes in ascent and descent, omitting madhyamam. The kriti Mata Sri Rajarajeshwari by K. Ramaraj is composed in this raga.
Scale
ArohanamS R1 G2 P D3 N3 S
AvarohanamS N3 D3 P G2 R1 S
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Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Kapilam's by a note or two.
- Desamukhari
adds M2
- Divyamani
adds M2
- Rupavati
adds M1
- Sundarangi
uses G3 instead of G2
- Agamapriya
adds M2; uses D1 instead of D3
- Amboruham
uses D1 instead of D3; uses N2 instead of N3