Vardhani
Indian Classical Raga
Vardhani is a janya raga of the 11th melakarta Kokilapriya. Its arohana is S G2 M1 P M1 P D2 N3 S and its avarohana is S N3 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S. The ascent is vakra, returning to panchama.
Scale
ArohanamS G2 M1 P M1 P D2 N3 S
AvarohanamS N3 D2 P M1 G2 R1 S
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Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Vardhani's by a note or two.
- Aruayirani
the same notes, moving differently
- Arappalyan
leaves out N3 going up
- Aravanaiyan
leaves out G2 coming down
- Kokilapriya
adds R1 going up
- Kokilarava
adds R1 going up
- Madhavi
uses D1 instead of D2