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Mayamalavagaula

Indian Classical Raga

Mayamalavagowla is a raga in Carnatic music. It is the fifteenth melakarta raga in the 72 melakarta system, in the Agni chakra. It was originally called Malavagowla, with the prefix maya added once the 72-melakarta scheme assigned it the number 15. It is the first raga taught to beginning students, since foundational exercises such as the sarali varisai are sung in it. It is traditionally performed at dawn.

Scale

ArohanamS R1 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S
AvarohanamS N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
15

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