Bowli

Bowli is a Carnatic raga (also spelled as Bauli or Bhauli). This raga is a janya of the 15th Melakarta raga Mayamalavagowla. This raga is known to be a morning raga.

Structure and Lakshana

This ragam is an asymmetric scale and is classified as an audava-shadava ragam (five notes in the ascending scale and six notes in the descending scale).

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The notes in this scale are shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, panchamam and shuddha dhaivatam in arohana and additional kakali nishadham in avarohanam.

Select compositions

Varnams

• Arunodayame by Dr. Lalgudi Jayaraman

Kritis

• Sriman Narayana in Adi tala composed by Annamacharya
• Melukovayya in Jhampa tala, an Utsava Sampradaya Kriti and Deena Janaavana in Adi tala, a Dashaavataara Kriti composed by Tyagaraja
• Shambho Mahadeva in Rupaka tala by Neelakanta Sivan
• Tappulanniyu in Rupaka tala composed by Muthiah Bhagavatar
• Parvati Nayaka and Samajendra in Adi tala composed by Swati Tirunal
• Elu Narayanane in Khanda chapu tala by Kanakadasa
• Elu Hanumantha in Mishra Nadai Adi tala by Purandara Dasaru
• Karunanidhiye Thaye in Misra Chapu tala composed by Papanasam Sivan
• Brahmamokate in Adi tala composed by Annamacharya
• Sri Parvati Parameshvarau in Adi tala composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar
• Baskarayathe in Rupaka tala and Muyarchiyinal Manithan in Adi tala by Swarna Venkatesha Dikshitar
• Kshanameva Ganya Manye and Kanna Ezhundhirum Pillaai by Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi

Film Songs

Language:Tamil

Related rāgams

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

Scale similarities

• Revagupti is a Rāgam which has a symmetrical scale matching the ascending scale of Bowli (Nishadham is entirely omitted). Its ' structure is :
• Mechabowli is a Rāgam which has a scale matching the ascending scale of Bowli (Madhyamam is added to the Avarohanam alone). Its ' structure is :

Notes

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