Mangalakaisiki
Indian Classical Raga
Mangalakaishiki is an upanga rakti raga and a janya of Mayamalavagowla, the 15th melakarta. Muthuswami Dikshitar composed kritis in this raga, including one addressed to Maha Lakshmi. The name has been interpreted in the Dikshitar tradition as referring to auspicious tresses of hair.
Scale
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View all compositions →Composer: Annamaacaarya
Composer: Annamaacaarya
Composer: Annamaacaarya
Composer: PaTNam Subramanya Aiyyar
Composer: H.N. Muttayyah Bhaagavatar
Composer: Swaati TirunaaL
Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Mangalakaisiki's by a note or two.
- Bauli
leaves out M1
- Bovli
leaves out M1
- Bovli Ramakriya
leaves out M1 going up
- Candracuda
leaves out R1
- Esari
uses N1 instead of N3 coming down
- Gujjari
adds N3 going up