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[[File:Valaji scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|''Valaji'' scale with ''shadjam'' at C]]
[[File:Valaji scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|''Valaji'' scale with ''shadjam'' at C]]


''Valaji'' is a symmetric rāgam that does not contain ''rishabham'' or ''madhyamam''. It is a pentatonic scale (''audava-audava'' rāgam<ref name="ragas" /><ref name="raganidhi" /> in Carnatic music classification). Its ''{{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see [[Swara#Swaras in Carnatic music|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms):
''Valaji'' is a symmetric rāgam that does not contain ''rishabham'' or ''madhyamam''. It is a pentatonic scale (''audava-audava'' rāgam<ref name="ragas" /><ref name="raganidhi" /> in Carnatic music classification). Its ''{{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see [[Swara#Svaras in Carnatic music|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms):


*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC|S|G3|P|D2|N2|S'|foot=yes}}
*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC|S|G3|P|D2|N2|S'|foot=yes}}
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC|S'|N2|D2|P|G3|S|foot=yes}}
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC|S'|N2|D2|P|G3|S|foot=yes}}
(the notes used in this scale are ''shadjam, antara gandharam, panchamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kaisiki nishadam'')
(the notes used in this scale are ''shadjam, antara gandharam, panchamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and [[kaisiki nishadham]]'')


''Valaji'' is considered a ''janya'' rāgam of ''[[Chakravakam (raga)|Chakravakam]]'', the 16th ''[[Melakarta]]'' rāgam, though it can be derived from other melakarta rāgams, ''[[Harikambhoji]]'', ''[[Vagadheeswari]]'', ''[[Ramapriya]]'', ''[[Vachaspati (ragam)|Vachaspati]]'' or ''[[Nasikabhooshani]]'', by dropping both ''rishabham'' and ''madhyamam''. Since ''Chakravakam'' is lowest in ordinal number among these 6 ''melakarta'' scales, ''Valaji'' is associated with it.
''Valaji'' is considered a ''janya'' rāgam of ''[[Chakravakam (raga)|Chakravakam]]'', the 16th ''[[Melakarta]]'' rāgam, though it can be derived from other melakarta rāgams, ''[[Harikambhoji]]'', ''[[Vagadheeswari]]'', ''[[Ramapriya]]'', ''[[Vachaspati (ragam)|Vachaspati]]'' or ''[[Nasikabhooshani]]'', by dropping both ''rishabham'' and ''madhyamam''. Since ''Chakravakam'' is lowest in ordinal number among these 6 ''melakarta'' scales, ''Valaji'' is associated with it.


== Popular compositions ==
== Popular compositions ==
''Valaji'' is a pleasing scale, but has only a few compositions in classical music. It has been used to score film music as well. Here are some popular ''[[kriti]]s'' composed in ''Valaji''.
''Valaji'' is a pleasing scale, but has only a few compositions in classical music. It has been used to score film music as well. Here are some popular ''[[Kriti (music)|kritis]]'' composed in ''Valaji''.


*''Jalandhara supithasthe japa kusuma bhasure'' by [[Muthiah Bhagavatar]]
*''Jalandhara supithasthe japa kusuma bhasure'' by [[Muthiah Bhagavatar]]
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*''Sri Gayatri'', by Saint Gnanananda Tirtha (Sri Ogirala Veera Raghava Sarma)
*''Sri Gayatri'', by Saint Gnanananda Tirtha (Sri Ogirala Veera Raghava Sarma)
*''Tândava Priyâ'' by [[Kalyani Varadarajan]]
*''Tândava Priyâ'' by [[Kalyani Varadarajan]]
*''Nachike Padabeda'' by Purandara dasa
*''Dari Yavudayya'', ''Nachike Padabeda'' by Purandara dasa
*''Padhame thunai'' by Papanasham Shivan


== Related rāgams ==
== Related rāgams ==
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