Bhupalam

It is a janya rāgam (derived scale), as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes).

[1] It is also used for chanting slokas, folks songs, Kathakali music and other rituals.

It is a symmetric pentatonic scale (audava-audava ragam[1][2] in Carnatic music classification – audava meaning 'of 5').

Its ascending and descending scale (ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure) is as follows: The notes used in this scale are shadjam, shuddha rishabham, sadharna gandharam, panchamam and shuddha dhaivatham, as per Carnatic music notation and terms for the swaras.

Bhupalam's notes when shifted using Graha bhedham, yields two pentatonic rāgams, Gambhiranata and Hamsanadam.