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Valaci

Indian Classical Raga

Valaji is a pentatonic (audava-audava) Carnatic raga that omits rishabham and madhyamam. It is considered a janya raga of Chakravakam, the 16th melakarta. Its Hindustani equivalent is Kalavati.

Scale

ArohanamS G3 P D2 N2 S
AvarohanamS N2 D2 P G3 S
↑SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'↓SR1R2G2G3M1M2PD1D2N2N3S'
Tradition
Carnatic
Mela
16
Parent Raga
Cakravaka

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Close relatives

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

Janya ragas of Chakravakam

Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 16)