Malahari

Closest Western scale / mode

Double harmonic major subset · asymmetric

With Sa = C: ascent C D♭ F G A♭; descent C A♭ G F E D♭ C. A five-note ascent and six-note descent, not Phrygian.

A pitch-set comparison, not an exact raga equivalence. Carnatic gamakas and characteristic phrases are not captured by a Western scale; acoustic piano cannot reproduce continuous pitch ornamentation.