Nilambari
Indian Classical Raga
Nilambari is a janya raga of Dheerasankarabharanam, the 29th melakarta. It is an ubhaya-vakra-sampoorna raga with vakra phrases in both ascent and descent. It is the raga of lullabies and evokes bhakti, karuna and vatsalya rasas. It is suited to dusk and night performance.
Scale
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View all compositions →Composer: H.N. Muttayyah Bhaagavatar
Composer: Annamaacaarya
Composer: Ambujam Krishna
Composer: Ponniah Pillai
Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar
Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati
Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Nilambari's by a note or two.
- Anandalahari
the same notes, moving differently
- Kokilabhasani
the same notes, moving differently
- Nilambri
the same notes, moving differently
- Adikavimpiriyan
uses M2 instead of M1
- Elaprabhavam
adds D2 coming down
- Gajagovri
adds D2 coming down
Janya ragas of Dheerasankarabharanam
Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 29)