Amritavarshini

It is a symmetric pentatonic scale (audava-audava ragam[1][2] in Carnatic music classification).

Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): The notes used in this scale are shadjam, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, panchamam and kakali nishādam) Amr̥tavarṣiṇi is considered a janya rāgam of Chitrambari, the 66th Melakarta rāgam, although it can be derived from other melakarta rāgams, such as Kalyani, Gamanashrama or Vishwambari, by dropping both rishabham and dhaivatam.

[1][2] Amr̥tavarṣiṇi rāgam lends itself for extensive elaboration and exploration due to the symmetric and pentatonic scale.

The most popular composition in Amritavarshini Ragam is the kriti Anandamrita Karshini by DikshitarMuthuswami_Dikshitar In addition to these, Anni Mantramuli Inde Avahinchenu of Annamacharya has been set to music in the Amr̥tavarṣiṇi.

Amritavarshini's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 1 popular pentatonic rāgam, Karnataka Shuddha Saveri.