Odia script | ରାମକେରୀ |
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Melā | Baradi |
Jati | Oudaba - Sampurna |
Badi | Panchama |
Sambadi | Sadaja |
Allied Ragas | Baradi |
Ramakeri (Odia: ରାମକେରୀ, romanized: rāmakeri) is a rāga belonging to the tradition of Odissi music.[1][2][3] Falling under the meḷa Barādi,[4] the raga uses komala rusabha, komala dhaibata and tibra madhyama swaras and is traditionally associated with the karuṇa rasa.[5] The raga is mentioned in treatises such as the Gita Prakasa[6] and Sangita Narayana.[7][5] This raga has been used by the 12th-century Odia composer Jayadeva in his Gita Govinda.[8]
An ancient raga, Ramakeri has been used by hundreds of poet-composers for well-over the past many centuries.[9] Its aroha-abaroha are given below :
Aroha : S r G P d S
Abaroha : S N d P m G r S
The raga dwells or does nyasa on the gandhara, as per tradition and evokes a solemn mood.[8]
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Odissi music |
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Some of the well-known traditional compositions in this raga include :