Kamavardhani

[1] This rāgam is very popular with musicians who typically sing it in the beginning of a concert.

The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gu mi pa dha nu.

[1] 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 in this scale are shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, prathi madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kakali nishadham) It is a sampoorna rāgam – a rāgam that has all seven swaras (notes).

Kamavardani's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Kanakangi (the 1st melakarta).

It tends to sound similar to, and is often mistaken for, another ragam called Purvikalyani.