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{{Carnatic}}<br />
'''Malahari''' is a [[Carnatic music|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.<ref name="raganidhi">''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras</ref> It is associated with the rainy season.<ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref><br />
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In classical carnatic training, it is often used as a raaga for beginners using [[geetam|geetha]] right after the [[swara]]-based exercises in [[Mayamalavagowla]]. Many of the Geethas in this raga have been composed by [[Purandara Dasa]].<br />
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[[File:Karnataka Shuddha Saveri scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|Ascending scale with C as ''Shadjam'' (tonic note)]]<br />
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== Structure and Lakshana ==<br />
[[File:Malahari descending scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|Descending scale has one extra note G3]]<br />
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This raga is an asymmetric scale and is classified as an ''audava-shadava'' raga (five notes in the ascending scale and six notes in the descending scale).<ref name="raganidhi" /><ref name="ragas" /><br />
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*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S|R1|M1|P|D1|S'|foot=yes}}<br />
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S'|D1|P|M1|G3|R1|S|foot=yes}}<br />
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The notes in this scale are ''shuddha rishabha, shuddha madhyama, shuddha dhaivata'' in ''arohana'' and additional ''antara gandhara'' in ''avarohana''. Since this scale does not have a ''nishadha'', it can be derived from [[Gayakapriya]] (13th melakarta) or [[Vakulabharanam]] (14th) too, but has been traditionally associated with [[Mayamalavagowla]] (15th) as the parent.<br />
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== Select compositions ==<br />
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=== [[Geetam]]s ===<br />
*''Shri Gananaatha'' in Rupaka, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]<br />
*''Kundha Gowra Gowrivara'' in Rupaka, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]<br />
*''Padumanaabha Paramapurusha'' in Triputa, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]<br />
*''Keraya Neeranu Kerege Challi'' in Triputa, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]<br />
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=== Kritis ===<br />
*''Vigneshwaram Bhajare'' in [[Adi tala]] and ''Pancha Matanga Mukha'' in Rupaka [[Tala (music)|Tala]] composed by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]<br />
*''Evvarevvarivaado'' by [[Annamacharya]]<br />
*''Shri Mahaganapathe'' in Rupaka [[Tala (music)|Tala]] composed by [[Muthiah Bhagavatar]]<br />
*''Dasasreshtam'' by [[T. N. Seshagopalan]] in Rupaka [[Tala (music)|Tala]] in praise of Shri [[Purandara Dasa]]<br />
*''Sharanambitade'' in [[Adi tala]] by [[Annamacharya]]<br />
*''Vara Siddhi Vinayaka'', a [[Varnam]] in [[Adi tala]] by Dr. [[Sripada Pinakapani]]<br />
*''Shri Raghupungava'' in Rupaka [[Tala (music)|Tala]] by ''Gopikrishnan AJ''<br />
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== Related rāgas ==<br />
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāga.<br />
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=== Scale similarities ===<br />
*[[Karnataka Shuddha Saveri]] is a rāga which has a symmetrical scale matching the ascending scale of ''Malahari'' (''gandhara'' is entirely omitted). Its ''{{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure is S R1 M1 P D1 S : S D1 P M1 R1 S<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Portal|India|Music}}<br />
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[[Category:Janya ragas]]</div>Shivam Singh