Lalitā

Carnatic

also written: Lalita · Lalitha

A raga of the Carnatic tradition, Lalitā belongs to melakarta 15 Māyāmāḻavagouḻai. Lahari lists 25 compositions in this raga.

At a glance

Melakarta
Māyāmāḻavagouḻai

sources differ: karnatik says mAyamALava gowLa

Melakarta №
15verified ×3

sources differ: karnatik says 29

Aroha
S R1 G3 M1 D1 N3 Sverified ×3
Avaroha
S N3 D1 M1 G3 R1 Sverified ×3

Songs in Lalitā

Krithis

  • agastIshvaram ArAdhayEhamMuttuswaamee Dikshitar
  • ArabhimAnam (CaraNam 1)
  • candiranoLiyilSubramanya Bhaaratiyaar
  • ceDipoke OWalajapet Venkatramana Bhaagavatar
  • chandiranoLiyilSubramanya Bhaaratiyaar
  • HiranmayeemMuttuswaamee Dikshitar
  • HiranmayiMuttuswaamee Dikshitar · san
  • hiraNmayIm lakSmImMuttuswaamee Dikshitar
  • nannu brOva lalitAShyaamaa Shaastree
  • Nannu BrovuShyama Sastri
  • nannu brOvu lalitA (also vasantaa)Shyaamaa Shaastree
  • nava hAyanamideBaalamuraLi Krishna
  • nIyE enadu jIvanSuddhaananda Bhaarati
  • OdinadAlE EduAmbujam Krishna
  • shrI vishwanAtam bhajEham 8
  • tillaanaa (lalitaa)A.S. PancaapakEsha Aiyyar

song

  • baroque lalitha
  • chAladA hari nAma
  • lalitha panchamam and Takka
  • naTanala bharamayakU
  • naTanala bhramayaku
  • One more addition is Vasanta
  • The Varnam: a special form in Karnatak music

Film songs

Related ragas

Equivalent across traditions

Audhava Bilaval,Chandramouli TypeI,Sohani

Janya of

Māyāmāḻavagowla,Māyāmāḻavagouḻai

Sources & further reading

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