Janya ragams (svg)

Notes of the Janya ragams (derived scales) in Carnatic music shown in a keyboard layout. This gallery shows the SVG format images. This gallery is organized by the associations with each parent scale (Melakarta). Equivalent illustrations using Tamil script are in separate page.

In these images C is used as Shadjam for simplicity sake only. In Carnatic music any note can be the tonic note (sruti), which is taken as Shadjam note.

See also

(Tamil - இவற்றையும் பார்க்கவும்)

English - Melakarta ragam scales

Tamil - மேளகர்த்தா இராகங்களின் படிம்ங்கள்

Kanakangi

Kanakangi is the 1^st melakarta ragam.

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  Karnataka Shuddha Saveri ragam is a pentatonic janya scale.
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  Lavangi ragam is a scale with just 4 notes.

Ratnangi

Ratnangi is the 2^nd melakarta ragam.

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  Revati ragam is a pentatonic janya scale.

Hanumatodi

Hanumatodi is the 8^th melakarta ragam.

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  Bhupalam ragam is a pentatonic janya scale.

Mayamalavagowla

Mayamalavagowla is the 15^th melakarta ragam.

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  Malahari ragam has a pentatonic ascending scale, which is same as Karnataka Shuddha Saveri scale above, but the descending scale has 6 notes depicted in this image.

Chakravakam

Chakravakam is the 16^th melakarta ragam.

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  Valaji ragam is a melodious and fairly known janya.
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  Malayamarutam ragam is a morning raga, melodious and commonly used janya.

Natabhairavi

Natabhairavi is the 20^th melakarta ragam.

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  Hindolam ragam is a very popular pentatonic janya, used in music forms around the world.

Keeravani

Keeravani is the 21^st melakarta ragam.

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  Chandrakauns is a janya ragam in Carnatic music, which has been borrowed from Hindustani music.

Kharaharapriya

Kharaharapriya is the 22^nd melakarta ragam.

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  Abhogi ragam is a popular pentatonic janya.
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  Andholika ragam, which is a popular pentatonic janya, whose descending scale is shown here, while the ascending scale is same as Madhyamavati also shown within this group.
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  Madhyamavati ragam is a popular pentatonic janya.
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  Shivaranjani ragam is a melancholic pentatonic janya.
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  Shree ranjani ragam is a popular hexatonic janya.
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  Udayaravichandrika ragam is a popular pentatonic janya.

Harikambhoji

Harikambhoji is the 28^th melakarta ragam.

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  Bahudari janya ragam's ascending scale is shown here.
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  Bahudari janya ragam's descending scale is shown here (different from ascending scale).
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  Mohanam ragam is a famous pentatonic janya that occurs in many music forms of the world, especially in east and south-east Asia.
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  Nagasvaravali ragam is a fairly known pentatonic janya.
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  Navarasakannada janya ragam's ascending scale.
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  Navarasakannada janya ragam's descending scale which is different from the ascending scale.

Shankarabharanam

Shankarabharanam, also known as Dheerasankarabharanam is the 29^th melakarta ragam.

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  Hamsadhvani ragam is very popular pentatonic janya.
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  Niroshta ragam is a pentatonic janya.
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  Shuddha Saveri ragam is a pentatonic janya.

Chalanata

Chalanata is the 36^th melakarta ragam.

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  Gambhiranata ragam is a pentatonic janya scale.

Gamanashrama

Gamanashrama is the 53^rd melakarta ragam.

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  Hamsanandi ragam is a janya scale having 6 notes.

Dharmavati

Dharmavati is the 59^th melakarta ragam.

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  Ranjani ragam ascending scale, is a non-symmetric pentatonic janya scale.
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  Ranjani ragam descending scale, is a non-symmetric pentatonic janya scale.

Kalyani

Kalyani, also known as Mechakalyani is the 65^th melakarta ragam.

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  Sunadavinodini ragam is a pentatonic janya.

Chitrambari

Chitrambari is the 66^th melakarta ragam.

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  Amritavarshini ragam is a pentatonic janya.