SSR2R2G2G2M1M1D2D2N2N2SS (upper octave)
SS (upper octave)N2N2PPM1M1G2G2M1M1R2R2SS
Characteristic phrases
M1M1G2G2M1M1R2R2SS
How to know it
Shadava–Shadava (vakra avaroha)
Jeeva swaras — the life notes:G2G2
Melancholy elegance — a favourite for ragamalikas and pallavis, always more phrase than scale; its rasa is karuna, sringara.
Lives on gamaka: the sadharana gandhara is delivered with a deep glide from madhyama, without which the raga's identity evaporates.
Family
Parent · Mela 22KharaharapriyaSibling janyas of Kharaharapriya
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