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Ragamala paintings are a form of Indian miniature painting, a set of illustrative paintings of the Ragamala or "Garland of Ragas", depicting variations of the Indian musical modes called ragas. They stand as a classical example of the amalgamation of art, poetry and classical music in medieval India.
The title literally means a 'Garland of Raga’, or a ‘Mode of Musical Melodies’ - "mala" means "garland", while "raga" means “musical composition or mode.” This work has inspired the series of Ragamala paintings. The list differs according to the author and the music school it is based upon.
A Ragamala series painting based on Malkauns Raga, c. 1735. Malkauns is a serious, meditative raga, and is developed mostly in the lower octave (mandra saptak) and in a slow tempo (vilambit laya). Ornaments such as meend, gamak and andolan are used rather than 'lighter' ornaments such as murki and khatka. Komal Ni is generally considered the ...
Ragamala or Raga mala ("garland of raga") can refer to: Ragmala, composition of twelve verses in the Guru Granth Sahib; Ragamala Dance Company, Minneapolis-based dance company that showcases the ancient Bharatanatyam dance form; Ragamala paintings, series of illustrative paintings of ragas (modes in Indian music)
Marva or Marwa (IAST: Mārvā) portrays being with one's lover and is often portrayed in Ragamala paintings as two couples kissing. It is a hexatonic Indian raga ; Pa (the fifth tone) is omitted. Marva is the eponymous raga of the Marva thaat .
Scene depicting the Bhairavi raga, used as cover picture. The Raga Guide is a 1999 Nimbus Records compilation of 74 Hindustani ragas on four CDs.It includes a textbook edited by Joep Bor (of the Rotterdam Conservatory of Music) with information and western-style transcriptions of the ragas and a catalogue of two sets of ragamala plates, dated to c. 1610 and 1650.
The more closely the notes of a raga conform to the expression of one single idea or emotion, the more overwhelming the effect of the raga. Since the Raga Kambhoji has been classified as Female Raga (i.e., Ragini), this Raga is particularly suitable in conveying the sentiments of Shringara (romantic and erotic), Hasya (humorous) and Karuna ...
These paintings are based on Hindu mythology and specially inspired by Jagannath and Vaishnava sect. [13] All colours used in the Paintings are natural and paintings are made fully old traditional way by Chitrakaras that is Odiya Painter. Pattachitra style of painting is one of the oldest and most popular art forms of Odisha.