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Todi Raga

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Todi raga is the 8th melakartha raga. Because of the kapatiyadi sutra, Todi raga is also known as hanuma Todi.
Shadja, shuddha rishabha, sadharana gandhara, shuddha madhyama, panchama, shuddha daivatha and kaishiki nishada are the swara sthanas of this raga. The jeeva swaras are gandhara, madhyama and daivatha. Vaggeyakaras have composed many kritis in this raga. Even though it's a sarva kalika raga, it has to be sung in the evening time.
Some of the famous compositions are
Swarajati: Ra ra ninu nammiti, rupaka tala by RN Doreswamy
Varna: Gaana loludaina, khanda Dhruva tala by Veene Sheshanna.
Kriti: koluvaramagada, adi tala by Thyagaraja. Jesinadella, adi tala by Thyagaraja. Re manasa, rupaka tala by Thyagaraja. Sri subramanyam, adi tala by muthuswamy Dixit. Nannu brochutaku, adi tala by Shyama shastri.
References: Raga Tana Pallavi by Vedavathi, ragas and raginis by gangoly, the history of indian classical music by Goswami O
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