Ramakeri

Ramakeri (Odia: ରାମକେରୀ, romanized: rāmakeri) is a rāga belonging to the tradition of Odissi music.^[1][2][3] Falling under the meḷa Barādi,^[4] the raga uses komala rusabha, komala dhaibata and tibra madhyama swaras and is traditionally associated with the karuṇa rasa.^[5] The raga is mentioned in treatises such as the Gita Prakasa^[6] and Sangita Narayana.^[7][5] This raga has been used by the 12th-century Odia composer Jayadeva in his Gita Govinda.^[8]

Ramakeri

Odia script	ରାମକେରୀ
Melā	Baradi
Jati	Oudaba - Sampurna
Badi	Panchama
Sambadi	Sadaja
Allied Ragas	Baradi

Structure

An ancient raga, Ramakeri has been used by hundreds of poet-composers for well-over the past many centuries.^[9] Its aroha-abaroha are given below :

Aroha : S r G P d S

Abaroha : S N d P m G r S

The raga dwells or does nyasa on the gandhara, as per tradition and evokes a solemn mood.^[8]

Compositions

Some of the well-known traditional compositions in this raga include :

• Kuru Yadunandana (24th prabandha of the Gita Govinda) by Jayadeva
• Syame Tu Nuha Bimana by Banamali Dasa^[10]