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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.

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