Nalinakanti

Closest Western scale / mode

Ionian without the sixth · zigzag ascent

With Sa = C: ascent C E D F G B C; descent C B G F E D C. No dhaivata; note order distinguishes the raga.

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.