CarnaticJanya of the 14th melakarta, Vakulabharanam · Agni chakra

Āhiri

Ahiri is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 14, Vakulabharanam. Arohanam: S R1 S G3 M1 P D1 N2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S.

PractiseCompare with Basant Mukhari
Swara rail · ĀhiriTempo
Carnatic · Mela 14Ārōhaṇam
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Parent
Mela 14 · Vakulabharanam
Chakra
Agni
Form
Sampūrṇa · 7 / 7
Movement
Zig-zag (vakra) going up
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Raised vs natural Ma

Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.

Āhirithis rāga

Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.

Scale

Ārōhaṇam
Avarōhaṇam

7 notes · · Zig-zag (vakra) going up

From the textbook

Borrowed note · anya svara

appears in some phrases, from outside the scale above.

Where these notes come from

Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.

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