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https://youtu.be/THbhLffMSDs Our "Raga Series" resumes after a short break - today, let's explore Madhyamavati raga. arohana: S R₂ M₁ P N₂ Ṡ avarohana: Ṡ N₂ P M₁ R₂ S Madhyamavati is considered a very auspicious rāgam and every Carnatic music concert ends with either a song in Madhyamavati or the ending of the last song is sung in this rāgam. It is a pentatonic scale (audava-audava rāgam) in Carnatic music classification. It portrays bhakti and karuNa rasam very well. While this raga has it's unique signature, you may notice some similarities with sree ragam, brindavana saranga etc. Literally hundreds of great compositions exist in this raga. Just listing a few: - Harivarasanam, the very popular ayyappa devotional song - Carnatic music kritis like Kosalendra, Saarasamugha sarasijanaabha (Swati thirunal), Paalimsu kaamakshi - Devotional/Album songs like Neyyattin kara vaazhum, En hridaya poothalam, guruvayoor pooram thannil - Super hits like Ottakambi naadam, Kasturi manakkunnallo, kalpantha kaalatholam, neel mizhi peeliyil, eeran megham, sankara naada sareera paraa, thalir valayo Here is a medley of 5-6 songs from renowned composers like Arjunan Master, MG Radhakrishnan, Ravindran, Ouseppachan. Do share your comments and suggestions. Also remember to check out our earlier episodes on ragas Kapi, Sindhu Bhairavi, Hindolam, Reethi Gowla, Yaman and Sivaranjani.