Gangeyabhushani - 33rd Melakarta rāgam

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Gangeyabhushani (pronounced gāngæyabhūshani, Sanskrit: गांगेयभूशनि, Kannada: ಗಾಂಗೇಯಭೂಷಣೀ, Telugu: గాంగేయభూషణి Tamil: காங்கேயபூஷணி) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). 

It is the 33rd Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music.

It is called Gangātarangini in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana:

It is the 3rd rāgam in the 6th chakra Rutu. The mnemonic name is Rutu-Go. The mnemonic phrase is sa ru gu ma pa dha nu. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows :
ārohaṇa: S R3 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S
avarohaṇa: S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R3 S

The notes present in this scale are shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kakali nishadham.

As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the shuddha madhyamamequivalent of Dhatuvardani, which is the 69th melakarta.

Janya rāgams:

See below :

33 Gangeyabhushani	S R3 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R3 S
Gangātarangini	S R3 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S	S N3 D1 P M1 M1 G3 M1 R3 S

Related rāgams:

Gangeyabhushani's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Neetimati, a minor melakarta rāgam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Gangeyabhushani.

Rāgam	Mela #	C		D		E	F		G		A		B	C		D		E	F
Gangeyabhooshani	33	S			R3	G3	M1		P	D1			N3	S'			R3'	G3'	M1'
Neetimati	60						S		R2	G2			M2	P			D3	N3	S'

Compositions:

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