Gourimanohari

Gourimanohari or Gaurimanohari is a ragam in Carnatic music. It is the 23rd Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. The 23rd melakarta rāgam as per Muthuswami Dikshitar school of music is .
The Western equivalent is the melodic minor scale.
The Hindustani music equivalent to this rāgam is Raag Patdeep.

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 5th rāgam in the 4th chakra Veda. The mnemonic name is Veda-Ma. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gi ma pa dhi nu. Its structure is as follows :

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The notes used in this scale are shadjam, chatushruti rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, chatushruti daivatam and kakali nishadham. It is a sampurna rāgam – a rāgam that has all seven swaras. It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Dharmavati, which is the 59th melakarta.

''Janya'' rāgams

It has a few minor janya rāgams associated with it. See List of janya rāgams to look up all rāgams associated with it.

Popular compositions

The following are a few popular compositions in this rāgam.

Guruleka Etuvanti by Tyagaraja
Kaumari Gowrivelavali and Parashakthi Ishvari by Muthuswami Dikshitar
Varalakshmi Namostute by Mysore Vasudevacharya
Sarasa Sama Mridu Pada by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Brova Samayamide Ramayya by Karur Devudu Iyer
Gangadhara Shiva by Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji
Gauri Manohara by Papanasam Sivan
Pazhamo Pazhamo by Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi

'Shades of Blue: A Musical Tribute to Venmurasu' sung by Kamal Haasan, Sriram Parthasarathy, Saindhavi composed by Raleigh Rajan is considered to be the definition of this ragam as it explores various shades of expressions possible in Gaurimanohari using vocals, Sitar, Sarangi, Flute, singing bowls and various string instruments.

Film Songs

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Songs composed in Patdeep which is equivalent to Gourimanohari

Song	Movie	Composer	Singers
Aahasakhi Ee Vaname	Uma Chandi Gowri Sankarula Katha	Pendyala (composer)	P. Susheela
Naa Madhi Paadina	Pavitra Hrudayalu	T. Chalapathi Rao	Ghantasala (musician)
Nee Adugulona adugu vesi	Poola Rangadu	Ghantasala (musician)	Ghantasala (musician) & P. Susheela

Below song is a traditional saint Tyagaraja Gowrimanohari Rendition used in film which sound similar to Patdeep

Language : [Hindi]

Songs composed in Patdeep which is equivalent to Gourimanohari

Song	Movie	Composer	Singers
Megha Chhaye Adhi Rat	Sharmeelee	S. D. Burman	Lata Mangeshkar
Saaz Ho Tum Avaaz Hun Main	Saaz Aur Awaz	Naushad	Mohammad Rafi

Language: [Malayalam]

Songs composed in Patdeep which is equivalent to Gourimanohari

Song	Movie	Composer	Singers
Anuraga Lola gathri	Dhwani	Naushad	K. J. Yesudas & P. Susheela
Kathirunnu Kathirunnu	Ennu Ninte Moideen	M. Jayachandran	Shreya Ghoshal
Raakuyil paadi	Kasthooriman	Ouseppachan	K. J. Yesudas
Tu Badi Masha Allah	His Highness Abdullah	Raveendran	K. J. Yesudas
Katte née veesharuthipol	Kattu Vannu Vilichappol	M. G. Radhakrishnan	K. S. Chithra
Chirakengu	The Train	Srinivas	Alka Ajith
Vathikkalu Vellaripravu	Sufiyum Sujatayum	M. Jayachandran	Nithya Mammen & Zia ul Haq
Periyone rahumane	Aadujeevitham	A. R. Rahman	Jithin Raj

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Gourimanohari's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 3 other major melakarta rāgams, namely, Vachaspati, Natakapriya and Charukesi. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration see Graha bhedam on Vachaspati.