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			{{Short description\|Janya raga of Carnatic music}}
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	'''Malahari''' is a [[Carnatic music\|Carnatic]] [[raga]]. This raaga is a ''janya'' of the 15th ''[[Melakarta]]'' raga [[Mayamalavagowla]]. This raga is known to be a morning raga which brings out a sense of calmness.<ref name="raganidhi">''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras</ref> It is associated with the rainy season.<ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref>		'''Malahari''' is a [[Carnatic music\|Carnatic]] [[raga]]. This raaga is a ''janya'' of the 15th ''[[Melakarta]]'' raga [[Mayamalavagowla]]. This raga is known to be a morning raga which brings out a sense of calmness.<ref name="raganidhi">''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras</ref> It is associated with the rainy season.<ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref>

	In classical carnatic training, it is often used as a raaga for beginners using [[geetam\|geetha]] right after the [[swara]]-based exercises in [[Mayamalavagowla]]. Many of the ~~Geetha's~~ in this raga have been composed by [[Purandara Dasa~~]] and [[Muthuswami Dikshitar~~]].		In classical carnatic training, it is often used as a raaga for beginners using [[geetam\|geetha]] right after the [[swara]]-based exercises in [[Mayamalavagowla]]. Many of the Geethas in this raga have been composed by [[Purandara Dasa]].

	[[File:Karnataka Shuddha Saveri scale.svg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Ascending scale with C as ''Shadjam'' (tonic note)]]		[[File:Karnataka Shuddha Saveri scale.svg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Ascending scale with C as ''Shadjam'' (tonic note)]]
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	*[[Avarohana\|{{IAST\|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC\|S'\|D1\|P\|M1\|G3\|R1\|S\|foot=yes}}		*[[Avarohana\|{{IAST\|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC\|S'\|D1\|P\|M1\|G3\|R1\|S\|foot=yes}}

	The notes in this scale are ''shuddha rishabha, shuddha madhyama, shuddha dhaivata'' in ''arohana'' and additional ''antara gandhara'' in ''avarohana''. Since this scale does not have a ''nishadha'', it can be derived from [[Gayakapriya]] (13th melakarta) or [[Vakulabharanam]] (14th) too, but has been traditionally associated with Mayamalavagowla (15th) as the parent.		The notes in this scale are ''shuddha rishabha, shuddha madhyama, shuddha dhaivata'' in ''arohana'' and additional ''antara gandhara'' in ''avarohana''. Since this scale does not have a ''nishadha'', it can be derived from [[Gayakapriya]] (13th melakarta) or [[Vakulabharanam]] (14th) too, but has been traditionally associated with [[Mayamalavagowla]] (15th) as the parent.

	== Select compositions ==		== Select compositions ==
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	=== ~~Geeta'~~s ===		=== [[Geetam]]s ===
	*''~~shri GaNanaatha~~'' in Rupaka, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]		*''Shri Gananaatha'' in Rupaka, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]
	*''~~kunda gowra gowrivara~~'' in Rupaka, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]		*''Kundha Gowra Gowrivara'' in Rupaka, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]
	*''~~padumanaabha paramapurusha~~'' in Triputa, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]		*''Padumanaabha Paramapurusha'' in Triputa, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]
	*''~~kereya neeranu kerege chelli~~'' in Triputa, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]		*''Keraya Neeranu Kerege Challi'' in Triputa, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]

	=== Kritis ===		=== Kritis ===
	*''~~Panchamatanga~~'' in Rupaka composed by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]		*''Vigneshwaram Bhajare'' in [[Adi tala]] and ''Pancha Matanga Mukha'' in Rupaka [[Tala (music)\|Tala]] composed by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]
	*''~~Ananta Padmanaabam~~'' in Rupaka composed by [[Muthiah Bhagavatar]]		*''Evvarevvarivaado'' by [[Annamacharya]]
	*''~~Kalaye Devadeva~~'' in ~~Jhampa composed~~ by ~~Maharaja~~[[~~Swathi Thirunal~~]]		*''Shri Mahaganapathe'' in Rupaka [[Tala (music)\|Tala]] composed by [[Muthiah Bhagavatar]]
	*''~~Melukovayya~~'' in Adi ~~composed~~ by ~~Shahji Maharaja~~		*''Dasasreshtam'' by [[T. N. Seshagopalan]] in Rupaka [[Tala (music)\|Tala]] in praise of Shri [[Purandara Dasa]]
			*''Sharanambitade'' in [[Adi tala]] by [[Annamacharya]]
			*''Vara Siddhi Vinayaka'', a [[Varnam]] in [[Adi tala]] by Dr. [[Sripada Pinakapani]]
			*''Shri Raghupungava'' in Rupaka [[Tala (music)\|Tala]] by ''Gopikrishnan AJ''

	== Related ~~rāga's~~ ==		== Related rāgas ==
	This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāga.		This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāga.

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	==References==		==References==
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| avarohanam = {{svaraC|S'|D1|P|M1|G3|R1|S}}
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{{Carnatic}}
'''Malahari''' is a [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] [[raga]]. This raaga is a ''janya'' of the 15th ''[[Melakarta]]'' raga [[Mayamalavagowla]]. This raga is known to be a morning raga which brings out a sense of calmness.<ref name="raganidhi">''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras</ref> It is associated with the rainy season.<ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref>

In classical carnatic training, it is often used as a raaga for beginners using [[geetam|geetha]] right after the [[swara]]-based exercises in [[Mayamalavagowla]]. Many of the Geetha's in this raga have been composed by [[Purandara Dasa]] and [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]].

[[File:Karnataka Shuddha Saveri scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|Ascending scale with C as ''Shadjam'' (tonic note)]]

== Structure and Lakshana ==
[[File:Malahari descending scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|Descending scale has one extra note G3]]

This raga is an asymmetric scale and is classified as an ''audava-shadava'' raga (five notes in the ascending scale and six notes in the descending scale).<ref name="raganidhi" /><ref name="ragas" />

*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S|R1|M1|P|D1|S'|foot=yes}}
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]]: {{svaraC|S'|D1|P|M1|G3|R1|S|foot=yes}}

The notes in this scale are ''shuddha rishabha, shuddha madhyama, shuddha dhaivata'' in ''arohana'' and additional ''antara gandhara'' in ''avarohana''. Since this scale does not have a ''nishadha'', it can be derived from [[Gayakapriya]] (13th melakarta) or [[Vakulabharanam]] (14th) too, but has been traditionally associated with Mayamalavagowla (15th) as the parent.

== Select compositions ==
{{unsourced-section|date=July 2020}}
=== Geeta's ===
*''shri GaNanaatha'' in Rupaka, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]
*''kunda gowra gowrivara'' in Rupaka, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]
*''padumanaabha paramapurusha'' in Triputa, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]
*''kereya neeranu kerege chelli'' in Triputa, written by [[Purandara Dasa]]

=== Kritis ===
*''Panchamatanga'' in Rupaka composed by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]]
*''Ananta Padmanaabam'' in Rupaka composed by [[Muthiah Bhagavatar]]
*''Kalaye Devadeva'' in Jhampa composed by Maharaja[[Swathi Thirunal]]
*''Melukovayya'' in Adi composed by Shahji Maharaja

== Related rāga's ==
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāga.

=== Scale similarities ===
*[[Karnataka Shuddha Saveri]] is a rāga which has a symmetrical scale matching the ascending scale of ''Malahari'' (''gandhara'' is entirely omitted). Its ''{{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure is S R1 M1 P D1 S : S D1 P M1 R1 S

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Portal|India|Music}}
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{{Melakarta ragas|state=collapsed}}
{{Janya}}

[[Category:Janya ragas]]