SSG3G3PPD2D2N2N2SS (upper octave)
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How to know it
Audava–Audava
Sleek and songful — leaping straight from Sa to the antara gandhara, then gliding through Dha and the kaisiki nishada; a modern concert favorite for brisk, sweet pieces.
Family
Parent · Mela 16ChakravakamSibling janyas of Chakravakam
Hear it in songs
Chalamu Seyanela
Lalgudi Jayaraman · Adi
Lalgudi's varnam in praise of Muruga, the piece by which most students meet Valaji.
Jalandhara Supitasthe
Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar · Rupakam
One of the few classical kritis composed directly in this sparsely-populated raga.