Reetigowla

Closest Western scale / mode

Dorian-related · zigzag phrases

Core tones with Sa = C: C D E♭ F G A B♭. The fifth is absent in typical ascent and appears in characteristic descending phrases.

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.