Andolika

Andolika is a Carnatic raga, which is also sometimes written as Andholika. This raga is a janya of the 22nd Melakarta raga Kharaharapriya.

Structure and Lakshana

This ragam is an asymmetric scale and is classified as an audava-audava ragam.

Arohana|:
Avarohana|:

The notes in this scale are chatushruti rishabham, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, kaisiki nishadham in arohana and additional chatushruti dhaivatam in avarohanam, in place of panchamam. The avarohanam is Panchama Varjam. From Kharaharapriya scale, the gandharam is removed in this scale and the rest are used in asymmetrical manner. Since gandharam is removed this scale can also be considered a janya of 28th mela Harikambhoji scale, but since 22 comes ahead many prefer to use the association with Kharaharapriya.

Select compositions

Mahishasura a varnam set to Adi talam composed by Muthiah Bhagavatar
Needayarada a varnam set to Adi talam composed by G. N. Balasubramaniam
Thirumal Maruga a varnam set to Adi talam composed by Lalgudi Jayaraman
Raga Sudha Rasa set to Adi talam composed by Thyagaraja
Sevikka Vendumayya set to Adi talam composed by Muthu Thandavar
Adimalarina Sharanam set to Adi talam composed by Puthucode Krishnamurthy
Vajreshi Mathe set to Adi talam composed by Muthiah Bhagavatar
Film Songs

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Related rāgams

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

Scale similarities

Madhyamavati is a rāgam which has a symmetric scale matching the ascending scale of Andolika. Its ' structure is S R2 M1 P N2 S : S N2 P M1 R2 S
Kedaragaula is a rāgam which has the same ascending scale as Andolika and descending scale of Harikambhoji. Its ' structure is S R2 M1 P N2 S : S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S