Malahari
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Malahari is a Carnatic raga. This raaga is a janya of the 15th Melakarta raga Mayamalavagowla. This raga is known to be a morning raga which brings out a sense of calmness.[1] It is associated with the rainy season.[2]
In classical carnatic training, it is often used as a raaga for beginners using Geetham right after the swara-based exercises in Mayamalavagowla. Many of the Geethams in this raga have been composed by Purandara Dasa and Muthuswami Dikshitar.
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Structure and Lakshana
This ragam is an asymmetric scale and is classified as an audava-shadava ragam (five notes in the ascending scale and six notes in the descending scale).[1][2]
The notes in this scale are 'shuddha rishabham, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatam in arohana and additional antara gandharam in avarohanam. Since this scale does not have a nishadham, it can be derived from Gayakapriya (13th melakarta) or Vakulabharanam (14th) too, but has been traditionally associated with Mayamalavagowla (15th) as the parent.
Select compositions
Geetams
- shri GaNanaatha in Rupakam, written by Purandara Dasa
- kunda gowra gowrivara in Rupakam, written by Purandara Dasa
- padumanaabha paramapurusha in Triputa, written by Purandara Dasa
- kereya neeranu kerege chelli in Triputa, written by Purandara Dasa
Kritis
- Panchamatanga in Rupakam composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar
- Ananta Padmanaabam in Rupakam composed by Muthiah Bhagavatar
- Melukovayya in Adi composed by Shahji Maharaja
Related rāgams
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Scale similarities
- Karnataka Shuddha Saveri is a rāgam which has a symmetrical scale matching the ascending scale of Malahari (gandharam is entirely omitted). Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R1 M1 P D1 S : S D1 P M1 R1 S
