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Debagandhari

Rāga of the tradition of Odissi music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Debagandhari (Odia: ଦେବଗାନ୍ଧାରୀ, romanized: debagāndhāri) is a rāga belonging to the tradition of Odissi music.[1][2][3] Falling under the meḷa of the same name,[4] the raga uses komala dhaibata and is traditionally associated with the karuṇa rasa.[5]

Odia scriptଦେବଗାନ୍ଧାରୀ
MelāDebagandhari
JatiSampurna - Sampurna
BadiSadaja
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Debagandhari
Odia scriptଦେବଗାନ୍ଧାରୀ
MelāDebagandhari
JatiSampurna - Sampurna
BadiSadaja
SambadiPanchama
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Structure

The raga is sampurna or heptatonic in its aroha and abaroha (ascent and descent). Its aroha-abaroha are given below :[6]

Aroha : S R G M P d N S

Abaroha : S N d P M G R S

The raga dwells or does nyasa on the panchama, as per tradition and evokes a pensive mood.[7]

Compositions

Some of the well-known traditional compositions in this raga include :

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