Yamunakalyani is the janya raga of Mechakalyani, the 65th Melakarta ragam.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications It brings out Bhakthi, Sringara, Gambheera and Shantha rasas.

Raga Lakshana

Yamunakalyani / Yaman kalyan / Yaman Kalyani is a Sampoorna Bhashanga Raga.It is said to be borrowed from Hindustani music and is the Carnatic adaptation of the Hindustani raga: Yaman Kalyan. Its arohana- avarohana is as follows: *Arohana: *Avarohana: The swaras are Shadjam, Chathusruthi Rishabham, Antara Gandharam, Panchamam, Prathi Madhyamam, Chathusruthi Dhaivatham, Kakali Nishadam. Shudha Madhyama is seen in avarohana, but it must be used sparingly. Usually the avarohana is sung with a brief instance of M1 between G3 and R2. The jeeva swaras are– R, G, M, D and N. S, G, P and N forms the Graha swaras. M1 is the anya swara. The characteristic phrases of this raga are NDNR -NRNG – DNRG. PMRGR – GMR SNRS(Ranjaka prayogas). Another type of this raga, with ''shadava-shadava'' scale, according to some sources is as follows: *Arohana: *Avarohana:

Compositions

* Jambupathe set to Tisra Eka Tala and Nanadagopala set to Adi tala by Muthuswamy Dikshitar * Krishna Nee Begane by

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* Bhavayami Gopalabalam, Nagavulu Nijamani by Annamacharya * Pibare Ramarasam by Sadasiva Brahmendra * O Rama Nee Nama and Narahari Deva Janardhana by Bhadrachala Ramadasu * Sri Ramachandra Kripalu by Sant Tulsidas * Haridasulu, Vidhichakra and Narayana Hari Narayana by Tyagaraja * Kadana Vatsava Hari by Vijaya Dasa * Bideno Ninnangri By Prasanna Venkata Dasaru * Radha Sametha Krishna by G. N. Balasubramaniam * Tunga Theera Virajam by Kamleksha Vitthaladasa * Achyutam Keshavam, a

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* Adi Nee Pai, a Javali by Dharmapuri Subbarayar * The Bhajan that India presented before the UNGA (Maithreem Bhajatham) in 1966 composed by the Kanchi Periyava and sung by MS Subbulakshmi is set to this

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Raga Lakshana

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