Janya raga · parent: 28. Harikambhoji

Kedaragowla

● Confidence: high Last verified: 12 Oct 2026

Scale

Derived from the printed scale: audava in the ascent and sampurna in the descent (5 notes up, 7 down); varjya: G and D in the ascent; none in the descent; upanga (only notes of its parent).

Beginner's explanation

Kedaragowla is a janya raga : it is derived from the melakarta Harikambhoji (number 28), which means it takes its notes from that parent's scale. It uses only notes of its parent, so it is an Upanga raga.

Going up, its notes are S R2 M1 P N2 S'; coming down, S' N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S. Its ascent uses 5 different notes and its descent 7. Notes of the parent that it leaves out are Varjya : G and D going up, none coming down.

If Sa is C on a keyboard, the notes it uses fall on C, D, E, F, G, A, B♭. This only shows where the notes sit: a raga is more than its notes, and its ornaments and phrases are not shown here.

A bit deeper

Its parent. Kedaragowla is placed under Harikambhoji (melakarta 28) by karnatik.com, the source for this page's parent. It uses all of the parent's notes.

Same notes, different raga. Balahamsa, Chayatarangini, Deshakshi, Guharanjani and Eeshamanohari use exactly the same set of notes as Kedaragowla but differ in the path, the ornaments or the phrases.

Why start here? How likely you are to meet it

●○○ (rating 1 of 3: 1 = met very often)

Rating 1 of 3 (editorial, a rough guide to how often you are likely to meet this raga): karnatik.com's tally of compositions per raga (based on a list of 38,000 songs) gives it 513, one of the most-composed ragas. A 1 means met very often and 3 means met rarely. It says nothing about how hard the raga is to sing, which depends on its ornaments and is not rated here. The tally counts songs by raga name and dates from 2011.

Characteristic features

Key notes, characteristic phrases and ornaments are not recorded here yet: they could not be confirmed from two sources, and this site leaves them out rather than guess.

Where the notes sit

Related ragas

• 28. Harikambhoji
• Balahamsa
• Chayatarangini
• Deshakshi
• Guharanjani
• Eeshamanohari

Compare with another raga

Notable compositions (titles only)

Songs listed for this raga on karnatik.com by composers covered on this site. Lists are community-compiled, so a missing song does not mean it does not exist. Talas are as the source names them; no lyrics are reproduced.

Annamacharya

• Koluvudi Bhati Adi·Sanskrit

Muthuswami Dikshitar

• Abhayamba Nayaka Varadayaka Adi·Sanskrit
• Abhayambikayaha Anyam Na Jane Khanda Jhampa·Sanskrit
• Balambikaya Tava Rupaka·Sanskrit
• Nila Kandam Bhajeham Rupaka·Sanskrit
• Nilakantham Bhajeham Rupaka·Sanskrit
• Nilotpalambikayai Adi·Sanskrit

Papanasam Sivan

• Ananda Natamidum Tamil
• Balasubramanya Tamil
• Sangita Trimurtigalai Tamil
• Shri Padmanabha Tamil
• Svamikku Sari Tamil

Purandara Dasa

• Abhimanaveke Kannada
• Aravindalaye Taye Triputa·Kannada
• Ba Ba Ranga Adi·Kannada
• Ba Gumma Ata·Kannada
• Bagebage Adagalelli Adi·Kannada
• Bandeya Parinamage Kannada
• Bedavenne Ninu Ata·Kannada
• Bharati Devi Taye Ata·Kannada
• Elli Benneya Ata·Kannada
• Entha Gadigarane Ata·Kannada
• Enu Bandyo Ata·Kannada
• Estu Talali Ata·Kannada
• Etara Celuva Chapu·Kannada
• Gajuganadutalirdanu Chapu·Kannada
• Gokulada Gopiyaradesu Ata·Kannada
• Gopi Ninna Magagajjuvenamma Adi·Kannada
• Hari Smaraneyillada Kannada
• Indra Jaladavane Ata·Kannada
• Innenu Gatiyenagelo Ata·Kannada
• Kotta Salava Kannada
• Lali Lali Rangayyage Ata·Kannada
• Nambu Kandya Ata·Kannada
• Naneke Paradeshi Chapu·Kannada
• Nayi Bandadappa Ata·Kannada
• Ninna Namave Ata·Kannada
• Ninnane Nambidenu Kannada
• Ondalla Eradalla Triputa·Kannada
• Sadeya Samsara Kannada
• Sateya Samsra Kannada
• Seraga Bido Ata·Kannada
• Tangi Node Ata·Kannada

Swati Tirunal

• Deva Mamayi Chapu
• Jalajanabha Mamava Chapu
• Rama Paripalaya Adi
• Ramyanayoru Puruan Mp Chapu
• Tavaka Namani Jhampa

Syama Sastri

• Ninne Nammiti Adi
• Ninne Nammiti Nijamuga Adi

Tyagaraja

• Dharmatma Nannipudu Jhampa·Telugu
• Karuna Jaladhi Telugu
• Lali Lalayya Jhampa·Telugu
• Lali Yugavayya Rupaka·Telugu
• Ma Ramacandruniki Adi·Telugu
• O Jagannatha Adi·Telugu
• Raghunandana Raghunandana Rupaka·Telugu
• Ramuni Maravakave Adi·Telugu
• Siggu Mali Adi·Telugu
• Tulasi Bilva Adi·Telugu
• Vanaja Nayanudani Adi·Telugu
• Varija Nayana Adi·Telugu
• Varija Nayana Version Adi·Telugu
• Venugana Loluni Rupaka·Telugu

How this was checked

• Sources agree: Scale of Kedaragowla: ascent S R2 M1 P N2 S'; descent S' N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S. Sources: Royal Carpet: Carnatic Ragas; List of Janya ragas. The ascent and descent printed by karnatik.com match the scale in Wikipedia's table.
• Sources agree: Kedaragowla is a janya of melakarta number 28, Harikambhoji. Sources: Royal Carpet: Carnatic Ragas; Royal Carpet: Introduction to Carnatic Raga (the melakarta ragas). Parent per karnatik.com. Consistency check: every note of the raga is in the parent's scale (the parent's own scale is confirmed in two sources).