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Also known as Garudadhwani

Garudadhvani or Garudadhwani is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a janya rāgam (derived scale) from the 29th melakarta scale Shankarabharanam. It is a janya scale, as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes) in the descending scale. It is a combination of the sampurna raga scale Shankarabharanam and the pentatonic scale Mohanam.

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  • Structure and Lakshana
  • Popular compositions
  • Related rāgams
  • Scale similarities
  • Notes
  • References

Garudadhvani or Garudadhwani is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a janya rāgam (derived scale) from the 29th melakarta scale Shankarabharanam. It is a janya scale, as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes) in the descending scale. It is a combination of the sampurna raga scale Shankarabharanam and the pentatonic scale Mohanam.

== Structure and Lakshana == thumb|right|300px|Ascending scale with shadjam at C, which is same as Shankarabharanam scale thumb|right|300px|Descending scale with shadjam at C, which is same as Mohanam scale

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