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Ranjini raga


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Ranjini raga is the janya raga of 59th melakartha dharmavathiya.
It's a oudava raga. Shadja, chatushruthi rishabha, sadharana gandhara, prathi madhyama, chatushruthi daivatha and kakali nishada are the swara sthanas of this raga. Rishabha and daivatha are the chaya, Jeeva and nyasa swaras. This is a popular raga as there are many soul touching renderings.
Some of the famous compositions are
Pranamamya ham , triputa tala by Mysuru vasudevacharya. Darmargachara rupaka tala by Thyagaraja. Ranjini Niranjani, adi tala by G N Balasubramaniam. Guruguha dasanu dasoham, chaturashra rupaka tala by Mysuru R Chandrashekhar aish.
References: ragas and raginis by gangoly, historical study of music by Premalatha, history of indian classical music by Goswami O

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