Varali

Closest Western scale / mode

No single Western mode · 1 ♭2 2 ♯4 5 ♭6 7

With Sa = C: C D♭ D F♯ G A♭ B. G1 and R1 appear in characteristic zigzag ascent; highly nuanced gamakas define 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.