CarnaticJanya of the 51st melakarta, Kāmavardhini · Brahma chakra
Mandāri
Mandari is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 51, Pantuvarali. Arohanam: S R1 G3 M2 P N3 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N3 P M2 G3 R1 S.
Numbers between pads count the semitones from one note to the next. Play from your keyboard with A W S E D F T G Y H U J K.Pitch rises upward. Numbers beside the pads count the semitones between neighbouring notes.
- Parent
- Mela 51 · Pantuvarāḷi
- Chakra
- Brahma
- Form
- Ṣāḍava · 6 / 6
- Movement
- Straight up and down
Raised vs natural Ma
Lower Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Raised Ma sits a whole step above Ga, then just one semitone below Pa. That narrow pull up to Pa is the brightness of the raised fourth.
Scale
6 notes · Sa1Ri 13Ga 32Ma 2Pa3Ni 3 · Straight up and down
From the textbook
Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas. The second source the site checks against differs here, or has nothing to compare, so this is waiting on a musician’s review.