Sri Ragam
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Sri Ragam is an ancient raga in the Carnatic
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...

 tradition. It seems unrelated to the Hindustani
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...

 Shree
Shree (raga)
Shree is a very old North Indian raga of the Purvi thaat said to have been related to Lord Shiva: it also appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Guru Granth Sahib. In the Guru Granth Sahib composition appear in 31 ragas and this is the first raga to appear in the series...

. Notably, it takes the lower madhyamam being a janya raga of Kharaharapriya. Sri Ragam is much beloved and is considered to be highly auspicious. Most notable among the compositions in this raga is Tyagaraja's Pancharatna Kriti Endaro Mahanubhavulu
Endaro Mahanubhavulu
Endaro Mahanubhavulu is a popular kriti in Carnatic music in Telugu language composed by legendary Tyagaraja. It is set in the Sri Ragam and is in Aadi Talam. It has been rendered by several famous musicians like Chembai, Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Dr. K. J...

wherein the raga is depicted without the dhaivatam.
  • Arohanam: Sa Ri Ma Pa Ni Sa
  • Avarohanam: Sa Ni Pa Dha Ni Pa Ma Ri Ga Ri Sa
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