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Kedaragaula

Ṡ N₂ D₂ P M₁ G₃ R₂ S

Tanjavur-style tambura

Percussion

Mr̥daṅgaṃ

Ghaṭaṃ

Morsing

Kanjira

Thavil

Drone

Tambura

Shruti box

Kedaragaula (pronounced kēdāragaula) is a rāgaminCarnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a janya rāgam (derived scale) from the 28th melakarta scale Harikambhoji, and is sometimes spelled as Kedaragowla. It is a janya scale, as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes) in the ascending scale. It is a combination of the pentatonic scale Madhyamavati and the sampurna raga scale Harikambhoji.^[1] It is a morning rāgam.^[1][2]

Structure and Lakshana[edit]

Kedaragaula is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain gandharam and dhaivatam in the ascending scale. It is an audava-sampurna rāgam (orowdava rāgam, meaning pentatonic ascending scale).^[1][2] Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows:

• ārohaṇa : S R₂ M₁ P N₂ Ṡ^[a]
• avarohaṇa : Ṡ N₂ D₂ P M₁ G₃ R₂ S^[b]

The notes used in this scale are shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam and kaisiki nishadham in ascending scale, with chatusruti dhaivatam and antara gandharam included in descending scale. For the details of the notations and terms, see swaras in Carnatic music.

Popular Compositions[edit]

There are many compositions set to Kedaragaula rāgam. Here are some popular kritis composed in this ragam.

• Tulasi Bilva mallikadi,O Jagannatha, Karunajaladhi and Venuganaloluni composed by Tyagaraja
• Parakela NannubyShyama Shastri
• Neelakantham,Nilotpalambikayai and Abhayambikayah Anyam NajanebyMuthuswami Dikshitar
• Saraguna palimpabyPoochi Srinivasa Iyengar
• Thandhani karattaibyHarini as a devotional composed by Manachanallur Giridharan
• Emi gavalene manasabyGnanananda Teertha (Ogirala Veera Raghava Sarma)
• Samikku Sari EvvarebyPapanasam Sivan
• Gaanakala VidunibyKalyani Varadarajan
• Anda Rama SoundariyambyArunachala Kavi

Other compositions[edit]

Jaya Jaya Gajamukha Laavanyasaara by Kumaramangalam Vid. Srinivasaraghavan

Related Rāgams[edit]

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

Scale similarities[edit]

• Madhyamavati has a symmetric pentatonic scale, with the notes same as the ascending scale of Kedaragaula. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R2 M1 P N2 S : S N2 P M1 R2 S
• Yadhukula kambhoji is a rāgam which has the chatushruthi dhaivatam in ascending scale in place of the kaisiki nishadham. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R2 M1 P D2 S : S N2 D2 N2 P M1 G3 R2 S

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

• Book Devi Gana Sudha in Telugu, Tamil by Gnanananda Teertha (Ogirala Veera Raghava Sarma)