Malahari

This raaga is a janya of the 15th Melakarta raga Mayamalavagowla.

[2] In classical carnatic training, it is often used as a raaga for beginners using geetha right after the swara-based exercises in Mayamalavagowla.

Many of the Geethas in this raga have been composed by Purandara Dasa and Muthuswami Dikshitar.

Since this scale does not have a nishadha, it can be derived from Gayakapriya (13th melakarta) or Vakulabharanam (14th) too, but has been traditionally associated with Mayamalavagowla (15th) as the parent.

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāga.