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Bowli

Bowli is a Carnatic raga (also spelled as Bauli or Bhauli). This raga is a janya of the 15th Melakarta raga Mayamalavagowla. This raga is known to be a morning raga.

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Structure and Lakshana

This ragam is an asymmetric scale and is classified as an audava-shadava ragam (five notes in the ascending scale and six notes in the descending scale).

  • ārohaṇa: S R1 G3 P D1 S
  • avarohaṇa: S N3 D1 P G3 R1 S

    • The notes in this scale are 'shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, panchamam and shuddha dhaivatam in arohana and additional kakali nishadham in avarohanam.

    Kritis

  • Melukovayya in Jhampa talam composed by Tyagaraja, an utsava sampradaya kriti is well known in this raga.
  • Tappulanniyu in Rupakam composed by Muthiah Bhagavatar
  • Karunanidhiye thaye in Misra Chapu composed by Papanasam Sivan

    • This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

    Scale similarities

  • Revagupti is a rāgam which has a symmetrical scale matching the ascending scale of Bowli (nishadham is entirely omitted). Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R1 G3 P D1 S : S D1 P G3 R1 S

    • References

    Bowli Wikipedia
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