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Megharanji

Indian Classical Raga

mEgharanji, also written Meghranjani or Megharanji, is a Hindustani raga taken from the Carnatic Megharanjani and linked by sources to the scale of the 15th melakarta mAyamALava gowLa. Its audava scale omits the pancham and dhaivatam, giving arohanam S R1 G3 M1 N3 S and avarohanam S N3 M1 G3 R1 S. Sources place it in the Bhairav thaat and at the fourth prahar of the night.

Scale

ArohanamS R1 G3 M1 N3 S
AvarohanamS N3 M1 G3 R1 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Hindustani
Parent Raga
Mayamalava Govla

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