raagamaalika
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literally “garland of raagas,” this is a composition in which different sections are performed in different raagas. Improvisations such as neraval, taanam, and kalpana swaram may also be done in multiple raagas. It may have pallavi, anupallavi, caraNam, citta swara in the same raaga as the pallavi, viloma citta swara, maguda swara, maguda saahitya. Raagamaalikas are found in geetams, swarajatis, varnams, keertanais, used in raagam-taanam-pallavi, aalaapanai, slOkas, virutams, and at the end of pallavi
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