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Kiravani

Indian Classical Raga

Keeravani is the 21st melakarta raga, a sampoorna scale with all seven notes. It corresponds to the Western harmonic minor scale and is used in Hindustani music as Kirwanji. It evokes karuna rasa and conveys devotion.

Scale

ArohanamS R2 G2 M1 P D1 N3 S
AvarohanamS N3 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
21

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Close relatives

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

Janya ragas of Keeravani

Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 21)