Adana (raga)

The flow of this raga is similar to a mix of Madhumad Sarang / Megh and Darbari.

Another common vivadi some artists use sparingly is shuddha nishad which enhances the Saranga mood of the raga.

Arohana: Avarohana: Ṡ Ḏ Ṉ P G̱ M R S Flat Ga is usually omitted in ascent and in descent always appears in the distinctive Kanada phrase g m R S. Flat Dha is present in descent, but one should never linger on it.

In a ragamala painting from Mewar it is depicted as an ascetic man sitting on a tiger skin, however, Somnath describes him as Kama the god of love.

[1] (most) entries due to: Moutal, Patrick (1991), Hindustāni Rāga-s Index, New Dheli: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt Ltd, ISBN 81-215-0525-7