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Kokilavarali

Indian Classical Raga

Kokilavarali is a Carnatic janya raga of the melakarta harikAmbhOji. Its arohana S R2 M1 P D2 S uses five notes, omitting gandharam and nishadham, and its avarohana is S N2 D2 M1 P M1 G3 R2 G3 S. Tyaagaraja composed the song 'samukhaana nilva' in this raga.

Scale

ArohanamS R2 M1 P D2 S
AvarohanamS N2 D2 M1 P M1 G3 R2 G3 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
28
Parent Raga
Harikambhoji

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Close relatives

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

Janya ragas of Harikambhoji

Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 28)