Introducing a varnam, which is a form of carnatic composition that focuses on fast-paced swaras and usually bring out the essential features of the raga. It starts slow and then gets faster towards the end, and is used at the start of a concert.
Composer: Patnam Subramania Iyer (പട്ടണം സുബ്രമ്മണ്യ അയ്യര്)
taaLam: Adi (ആദി)
9 Ragas (navaragamaalika - നവരാഗ മാലിക) are used in this piece.
They are Kedaram (കേദാരം), Sankarabharanam (ശങ്കരാഭരണം), Kalyani (കല്യാണി), Begada (ബേഗഡ), Kambhoji (കാംബോജി), Yadukulakambhoji (യദുകുല കാംബോജി), Bilahari (ബിലഹരി), Mohanam (മോഹനം) and Sri (ശ്രീ രാഗം).
