Malahari

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Malahari is a Carnatic raga. This raga 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.

Ascending scale with C as Shadjam (tonic note)

Structure and Lakshana

Descending scale has one extra note G3

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]

ārohaṇa: S R1 M1 P D1 S
avarohaṇa: S D1 P M1 G3 R1 S

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

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
↑ 2.0 2.1 Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications

Melakarta Ragas

Shuddha
Madhyama
Ragas

Indu chakra	1. Kanakangi 2. Ratnangi 3. Ganamurti 4. Vanaspati 5. Manavati 6. Tanarupi

Netra chakra	7. Senavati 8. Hanumatodi 9. Dhenuka 10. Natakapriya 11. Kokilapriya 12. Rupavati

Agni chakra	13. Gayakapriya 14. Vakulabharanam 15. Mayamalavagowla 16. Chakravakam 17. Suryakantam 18. Hatakambari

Veda chakra	19. Jhankaradhvani 20. Natabhairavi 21. Keeravani 22. Kharaharapriya 23. Gourimanohari 24. Varunapriya

Bana chakra	25. Mararanjani 26. Charukesi 27. Sarasangi 28. Harikambhoji 29. Dheerasankarabharanam 30. Naganandini

Ritu chakra	31. Yagapriya 32. Ragavardhini 33. Gangeyabhushani 34. Vagadheeswari 35. Shulini 36. Chalanata

Prati
Madhyama
Ragas

Rishi chakra	37. Salagam 38. Jalarnavam 39. Jhalavarali 40. Navaneetam 41. Pavani 42. Raghupriya

Vasu chakra	43. Gavambhodi 44. Bhavapriya 45. Shubhapantuvarali 46. Shadvidamargini 47. Suvarnangi 48. Divyamani

Brahma chakra	49. Dhavalambari 50. Namanarayani 51. Kamavardani 52. Ramapriya 53. Gamanashrama 54. Vishwambari

Disi chakra	55. Shamalangi 56. Shanmukhapriya 57. Simhendramadhyamam 58. Hemavati 59. Dharmavati 60. Neetimati

Rudra chakra	61. Kantamani 62. Rishabhapriya 63. Latangi 64. Vachaspati 65. Mechakalyani 66. Chitrambari

Aditya chakra	67. Sucharitra 68. Jyoti swarupini 69. Dhatuvardani 70. Nasikabhushani 71. Kosalam 72. Rasikapriya

v t e Janya Ragas

A-D	Abheri Abhogi Andolika Amritavarshini Anandabhairavi Arabhi Asaveri Atana Bhairavi Bhupalam Bilahari Darbari Kanada Devagandhari Dhanyasi

G-K	Gambhiranata Garudadhvani Gaula Hamsadhvani Hamsanandi Hindolam Kalyanavasantam Kambhoji Kāpi Karnataka Shuddha Saveri Kedaragaula Khamas

M-N	Madhuvanti Madhyamavati Malahari Malayamarutam Mohanakalyani Mohanam Nagasvaravali Nata Niroshta

R-S	Ranjani Revati Sahana Salaga Bhairavi Saramati Saveri Shivaranjani Shuddha Saveri Shree ragam Shree ranjani Sunadavinodini

U-V	Udayaravichandrika (Shuddha Dhanyasi) Valaji Varali Yadukulakamboji

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