Abheri Ragam - Ragas in Karnatic Music

This is an audava sampoorna janya raga derived from the 22nd mela Kharaharapriya. A bhashanga raga in which Sudha 'Dha' occurs as anya svara. This svaras figuring in the raga are Shadja^ Chatusruti Ri^ Sadharana Ga^ Sudha Ma^ Pa^ Chasturuti Dha^ and Kaishiki Ni. 'Nagumomu ganaleni' of Saint Thyagaraja is a popular composition in this raga. A sarvakalika raga in which Ni and Ri comes as raga chaya and nyasa svaras. Janta^ dattu varisa prayogas lend beauty to this raga. A raga that shines well when rendered in Madhya and drutha laya. In ‘Vinabheri’^ the occurrence of Sudha Dha is quite frequent expecially in the phrase pdp. Karnataka Devagandhari and Bhimplas have some resembles with Abheri.