Carnatic Ragas

Raga List

Carnatic Scale - KOSALAM (C)

C
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D#
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E
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F#
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G
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A
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B
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C
Sa
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Ri3
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Ga2
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Ma2
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Pa
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Dha2
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Ni3
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Sa
Kosalam
Kosalam is the 71st raga in the Melakarta system of Carnatic music. It is referred to as Kusumakaram in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of music. This fifth raga in the Aditya chakra has mnemonic name Aditya-Ma.
Arohana: S R3 G3 M2 P D2 N3 S
Avarohana: S N3 D2 P M2 G3 R3 S
The notes of Kosalam are shadjam, shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, panjamam, chathusruthi dhaivatahm and kakali nishadam. You can change the prati madhyamam to shuddha madhyamam and the raga becomes Shoolini, the 35th Melakarta raga.
The sampoorna raga has only a few janya ragas. It is a vivadi mela having very little scope for alapana. A few compositions include Idi neeku nyayama by Mysore Vasudevachar, Sri chakrapura vasini by Muthiah Bhagavatar and Ubhaya kaveri by Veene Sheshanna. Performing Graha bhedam by shifting the notes gives Hemavati, Keeravani and Vakulabharanam.
 
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