The raagas

All 40, by mēḷa family

Grouped by parent melakarta, so the allied raagas you'd most likely confuse sit side by side. Tap any one to see its swaras, how to hear it, and kritis to listen for.

mēḷa 8 Hanumatōḍi 3

mēḷa 15 Māyāmāḷavagauḷa 3

mēḷa 20 Naṭabhairavi 1

mēḷa 22 Kharaharapriya 10

mēḷa 28 Harikāmbhōji 10

mēḷa 29 Śankarābharaṇaṁ 7

mēḷa 36 Chalanāṭa 1

mēḷa 39 Jhālavarāḷi 1

mēḷa 51 Kāmavardani 1

mēḷa 53 Gamanaśrama 1

mēḷa 56 Ṣanmukhapriya 1

mēḷa 65 Mēchakalyāṇi 1

Grouped from our draft reference; a few parent-mēḷa placements (marked mēḷa?) are debated and pending a musician's review. · identify a raaga → · train your ear →