Odia script | ଆଭୀରୀ |
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Melā | Karnāta |
Jati | Sadaba - Sadaba |
Badi | Panchama |
Sambadi | Sadaja |
Allied Ragas | Gujjari |
Abhiri (Odia: ଆଭୀରୀ, romanized: ābhīrī) is a rāga belonging to the tradition of Odissi music.[1][2][3] Falling under the meḷa Karnāta,[4] the raga uses komala gandhara, komala dhaibata and komala nisada swaras and is traditionally associated with the karuṇa rasa.[5] The raga is mentioned in treatises such as the Gita Prakasa[6] and Sangita Narayana.[7][5]
An ancient raga, Abhiri has been used by hundreds of poet-composers for well-over the past many centuries.[8] It is sadaba or hexatonic and its aroha-abaroha are given below :
Aroha : S g M P d n S
Abaroha : S n d P M g S
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Odissi music |
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Some of the well-known traditional compositions in this raga include :