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Janaka and janya ragas

There are two sets of
raga-s in south Indian music known as Janaka raga-s and Janya raga-s - parent raga-s
and their derivatives. The janaka raga-s possess three well defined
characteristics and the janya raga-s lack one or two or all of them. The three
characteristics or features present in the janaka raga-s are as follows:
Sampoorna - All the
seven swara-s are present in both the arohana and avarohana individually.
Krama sampoorna - All the seven swara-s should
progress in the regular order of arohana and avarohana individually. The same
variety of the swara-s must be present in both the arohana and avarohana
individually.