Salaga
Indian Classical Raga
Salagam is the 37th melakarta raga in the Carnatic 72 melakarta system, the first raga of the Rishi chakra. It is also known as Sowgandhini in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school. Compositions in this raga include Muthuswami Dikshitar's "Kamakoti Peetha" and Koteeswara Iyer's "Ganamrudham."
Scale
ArohanamS R1 G1 M2 P D1 N1 S
AvarohanamS N1 D1 P M2 G1 R1 S
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Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Salaga's by a note or two.
- Alapi
the same notes, moving differently
- Amritaraksani
uses N3 instead of N1
- Anangadhari
uses N3 instead of N1
- Asangadhari
uses N3 instead of N1
- Dhavalambari
uses G3 instead of G1
- Dhavlambari
uses G3 instead of G1