Bowli is a Carnatic

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(also spelled as Bauli''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications or Bhauli''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras). This raga is a ''janya'' of the 15th ''

Melakarta Mēḷakartā is a collection of fundamental musical scales ( ragas) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). ''Mēḷakartā'' ragas are parent ragas (hence known as ''janaka'' ragas) from which other ragas may be generated. A ''melak ...

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Mayamalavagowla Mayamalavagowla (pronounced ) is a raga of Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is classified as 15th ''melakarta'' raga under Venkatamakhin's ''melakarta'' system. Originally known as ''malavagowla'', "maya" was pref ...

. This raga is known to be a morning raga.

Structure and Lakshana

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). * : * : The notes in this scale are ''shuddha rishabham'', ''antara gandharam'', ''panchamam'' and ''shuddha dhaivatam'' in ''arohana'' and additional ''kakali nishadham'' in ''avarohanam''.

Select compositions

Kritis

*''Sriman Narayana'' in Adi talam composed by

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, *''Melukovayya'' in Jhampa talam composed by

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, an ''utsava sampradaya kriti'' is well known in this raga. *''Tappulanniyu'' in Rupakam composed by Muthiah Bhagavatar *''Parvati Nayaka'' in Adi talam composed by Swati Tirunal *''Elu narayanane'' in Khanda chapu talam by Kanakadasa in

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*''Karunanidhiye thaye'' in Misra Chapu composed by

Papanasam Sivan Paapanaasam Raamayya Sivan (26 September 1890 – 1 October 1973) was an Indian composer of Carnatic music and a singer. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1971. He was also a film score composer in Kannada cinema ...

*''Tandanene Ahi'' in Adi talam composed by

*''Sri Parvati Parameshvarau'' in Adi Talam composed by

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Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

Scale similarities

Revagupti Revagupti (pronounced ''rēvagupti'') is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a pentatonic scale (''audava'' rāgam or ''owdava'' rāgam). It is a ''janya'' rāgam (derived scale), as it does not hav ...

is a rāgam which has a symmetrical scale matching the ascending scale of ''Bowli'' (''nishadham'' is entirely omitted). Its ' structure is :

Notes

References

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