Gandhara (svara)

Gandhara (Sanskrit: गान्धार, romanized: Gāndhāra) is the 3rd svara from the seven svaras of Hindustani music and Carnatic music.

[1] Gandhara is the long form of the syllable ग.

[2] For simplicity in pronouncing while singing the syllable, Gandhara is pronounced as Ga (notation - G).

The following is the information about Gandhara and its importance in Indian classical music : So the svara Ga is formed from Shadja.

Consequently, the Ga after the Re of 540 Hz (Taar Saptak) has a frequency of 600 Hz i.e. the double of the Lower octave Ga. For example, if these are the 2 Shruti's of Ga then, Ga (svara)