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Suddhasaveri

Indian Classical Raga

Shuddha Saveri is a janya raga of the 29th melakarta Shankarabharanam (Dhirashankarabharanam). It is a symmetric pentatonic (audava-audava) raga that omits gandharam and nishadam, using chatushruti rishabham, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam and chatushruti dhaivatam. It can portray vira and adbhuta rasas. The corresponding Hindustani scale is called Durga, and in Muthuswami Dikshitar's school this raga is called Devakriya.

Scale

ArohanamS R2 M1 P D2 S
AvarohanamS D2 P M1 R2 S
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
29
Parent Raga
Sankarabharana
Rasa
vira, adbhuta

Compositions in Suddhasaveri raga

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Janya ragas of Dheerasankarabharanam

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