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'''Mahati''' It is also written as '''Mahathi''' is a [[rāga]] in [[Carnatic music]] (musical scale of South Indian classical music) created by [[M. Balamuralikrishna]].<ref name="indiaartreview">{{Cite web |date=2021-07-06 |title=M Balamuralikrishna: The Ultimate Creative Genius |url=https://indiaartreview.com/stories/m-balamuralikrishna-the-ultimate-creative-genius/ |access-date=2023-01-22 |language=en-US}}</ref> It is a four notes scale (tetratonic scale).<ref>{{Citation |title=Scale 1169: Raga Mahathi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DETX5oLacJY |language=en |access-date=2023-01-22}}</ref> It is classified as a janya of 14th [[Vakulabharanam]], 28th [[Harikambhoji|Harikāmbhōji]] or 34th [[melakarta]] rāgam [[Vagadheeswari|Vagadhishvari]] in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music.<br />
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There is no equivalent raga in [[Hindustani music]] and scale in western music.<br />
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== Structure and Lakshana ==<br />
[[File:Harikambhoji scale.svg|thumb|300x300px|same notes as ''Harikambhoji'' scale with Shadjam at C]]<br />
Mahati is an symmetric rāgam does not contain rishabham, madhyamam and dhaivatam in the ascending and descending of the scale. Its {{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}} structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows.<br />
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* [[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S|3=G3|5=P|7=N2|8=S'|foot=yes}}<br />
* [[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S'|N2|4=P|6=G3|8=S|foot=yes}}<br />
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The notes used in this scale are ''shadjam, antara gandharam, panchamam, kaishiki nishadham in both ascending and descending scale''. It is a ''chaturswara rāgam<ref name="indiaartreview"/>''<br />
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== Compositions ==<br />
The music composition available in this rāgam<br />
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* '''Mahaneeya Madhura''' - composed and sung by M Balamuralikrishna<ref>{{Citation |title=Raga Mahati Mahaneeya Tala Roopakam |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcF4VM1ieAg |language=en |access-date=2023-01-22}}</ref><br />
* '''Adhisaya Ragam''' (film) - composed by [[M S Viswanathan]], and sung by [[K J Yesudas]] for the 1975 film ''[[Apoorva Ragangal]]''<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Janya ragas]]<br />
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