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Kurinji

Indian Classical Raga

Kurinji is a janya raga of the 29th melakarta Shankarabharanam. It is a dhaivathantya raga sung within a single octave. It originated from folk music and is used in lullabies and wedding songs.

Scale

ArohanamS N3 S R2 G3 M1 P D2
AvarohanamD2 P M1 G3 R2 S N3 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
29
Parent Raga
Sankarabharana

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Close relatives

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

Janya ragas of Dheerasankarabharanam

Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 29)