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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

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

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Close relatives

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

Janya ragas of Dheerasankarabharanam

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