Kalyani in Carnatic Music
In South Indian weddings this is a very prominently played rāga. The word kalyani means she who causes auspicious things.
It is the 65th melakarta rāga under the Katapayadi sankhya. It is also called Mechakalyani (Sanskrit: मेचकल्याणि, Telugu: మేచకళ్యాణీ, Kannada: ಮೇಚಕಲ್ಯಾಣೀ). The notes for Kalyani are S R2 G3 M2 P D2 N3.
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