CarnaticJanya of the 8th melakarta, Hanumatōḍi · Netra chakra

Ghanta

Ghanta is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 8, Todi. Arohanam: S G2 R2 M1 P N2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S.

PractiseCompare with Tōḍi
Swara rail · GhantaTempo
Carnatic · Mela 8Ārōhaṇam
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Parent
Mela 8 · Tōḍi
Chakra
Netra
Form
Ṣāḍava–Sampūrṇa · 6 / 7
Movement
Zig-zag (vakra) going up
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Raised vs natural Ma

Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.

Ghantathis 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

8 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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