Pavani
Indian Classical Raga
Pavani is the 41st melakarta raga in the Carnatic 72 melakarta system, the fifth raga of the Rishi chakra. Its name means "the purifier." It is a sampoorna raga, with all seven notes in both ascending and descending scales. Muthuswami Dikshitar's composition "Sachidanandamaya" is set in this raga, and the raga has also been used in film music, including "Paartha Vizhi" from the Tamil film Gunaa.
Scale
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Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Pavani's by a note or two.
- Kumbhini
the same notes, moving differently
- Amritaraksani
uses D1 instead of D2
- Anandabhogi
uses D3 instead of D2
- Anangadhari
uses D1 instead of D2
- Asangadhari
uses D1 instead of D2
- Candrajyoti
leaves out N3
Janya ragas of Pavani
Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 41)