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On Carnatic music Ragas.A list of carnatik ragas which possess similarity with other

ragas(For the experience of those who dwell in the carnatik system)(One can also enjoy the observations in certain places)

Kedara gowLai, suruTTi, and dEsh.Desh has got a part resemblence toKedaragoula and Surati.Few more similar sounding ragas:- Asaveri and

Dhanyasi- Narayanagowla and Dvijavanti- Shuddhasaveri andDevamanohari- Pantuvarali and Purvikalyani- Saraswati and

Vijayanagari- Abheri and Shuddhadhanyasi- Revagupti and Bhoopalam-Kalyani and Hamsadhwani (occasionally yes!)- arabi and devagandhari-shanmugapria and simmendra madyamam- thodi and dhanyasi- mohanam andmohanakalyani- saranga and yamuna kalyani?- anandha bhairavi andreethi gowla?- nadanamakria, mayamalava gowla and co- dharbar andnayakiand many more.......aberi and karnataka devagandhari are one

and the same?-

Kalyani and Hamsadhwani (occasionally yes!)

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saranga and hameerkalyani.Pushpalathika - Manirangu, Nagaswaravali -bahudari are also twinsDarbar/Nayaki,

Bhairavi/Manji/Mukhari/Huseni,Sri/Madhyamavati/Manirangu/BrindavaniMadhuvanti and Dharmavati.Malayamarutham, Valaji and

JanasammodhiniSivaranjani and VijayanahariDarbar and NayakiNalinakanthi and KadanakudhoohalamRitigowla and

aanandhabhairaviHindolam and Suddha hindolamsaramathi andnatabhairavi?hindolam and chandragownce.hindolam has a kaisiki

nishadam and Chandrakaus has a kakali nishadam..Desh andNalinakanthi similar sometimes. Saramathi, Margahindolam too(1)Sri-Madhyamavati-Manirangu (2) Bhairavi-Mukhari-Manji-Huseni(3)

Yaduklakambhoji-Dwijavanti (4) Anandabhairavi-Reetigowlai-

Abheri.Hamsaanandhi &SunadhavinodhiniNasikabhushani,Vaagadeeshwari,Vachaspathi

&SaraswathiHindolam,hindola vasantham&

MargahindolamNattai,Gambeera naataiPasupathipriya andsuddhasaaveriMayamaalavagowla and KamalamanohariNagaswarali

Bahudarilalitha panchamam and Takkapoornashadjam andrudrapriyaValachi and MalayamaaruthamValaji is S G3 P D2 N2 S - S N2

D2 P G3 SMalayamarutam is S R1 G3 P D2 N2 S - S N2 D2 P G3 R1

Ssimhendramadhyamam and KeeravaniIn theory, the only difference isthe madyamam- the former haspratimadhyamam, the latter

suddhamadyamam.Though the other swaramsare all the same, the

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prayogams also help to differentiate.Compositions in Keeravani toalternate between are lighter and moreemotional than

Simhendramadhyamam which is a rather more grim andaustere raga(with a tinge of deep emotion). Both ragas conjure a sense of nostalgia

to some extent, although this is more pronounced

inSimhendramadhyamam.Simhendramadhyamam is a kinda sensual (hope the filter does not

chewand spit this out) while Keeravani more morose. This may bebecause,among other things, the former is sung more in the upper

ranges while thelatter's swaroopa resides more in the lower

range.SimhEmadhyamam has majesty (like a simhA?) and a liveliness(becauseof the upper range?). Yes, kIravANI is a bit somber, bur yields

itself to alot of emoting within its framework.Pantuvarali andPoorvikalyani .Chakravakam and SourashtraValaji and

JanasammodiniSriranjani and abhogiManirang and Madhyamavathy