Kalyāṇi

The queen of raagas, Ilaiyaraaja's 'Janani Janani'; bright and grand, built entirely on sharp notes (Hindustani Yaman).

majestic, auspicious, bright and serene

Kalyāṇi is a sampurna (seven-note) raaga in the Carnatic tradition.

in the raaga jeeva (life note) nyasa (resting note)

or tap any lit note to hear it

arohana / ascending

S R2 G3 M2 P D2 N3 S

avarohana / descending

S N3 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S

How to hear it

Life notes / jeeva: Ga and Ni (per Subbarama Dikshitar, Ri and Ga are the jiva swaras; Ni is also prominent)
Resting notes / nyasa: Ri, Ga, Dha and Ni (all swaras except Ma can serve as nyasa swaras)
Signature phrases / prayoga: Prayogas omitting Pa and Sa add special beauty; janta swaras r r g g m m d d n n; datu prayogas like n g" r" n d n r" n d m and g n d m g r; typical phrases r g r n, d n d g r s n d, n r g r s, g m p (m)g r s, r n g r, p m g r s r
Ornament / gamaka: Strongly oscillating Ga and Ni with a flat Ri; beauty enhanced by kampita, sphurita and tripuscha gamakas

Shankarabharanam (same notes but different gamaka treatment)

also compared with Vachaspati and Lathangi

The same set of notes heard with a different note as Sa (graha bhedam). These raagas share this scale-shape.

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