अनंगधरि

Raag Anangadhari is a complete scale with all 7 notes in both ascent and descent raga in the Carnatic classical music tradition.. With its Sampurna-Sampurna jati structure, this raag creates a distinctive tonal landscape. The predominant rasa is Peace/Tranquility (शांत), making it suitable for compositions that evoke peaceful, meditative emotions. It is traditionally performed during evening hours, and its melodic contour offers rich possibilities for alapana, kalpanaswaram, and creative improvisation.

As part of the rich tapestry of Indian classical music, Raag Anangadhari represents the deep connection between melodic structure and emotional expression that defines the Carnatic tradition.

Anangadhari is a Carnatic janya rāga whose name means 'bearer of Ananga' or 'one who holds Ananga (Kamadeva)' (ananga = the bodiless one, an epithet of Kamadeva, the god of love; dhārī = one who carries or holds). In Hindu mythology, Kamadeva was burnt to ash by Shiva's third eye and became 'ananga' — the bodiless god of love. The rāga's name therefore carries an association with desire, longing, and the bittersweet quality of love — thematic material common to many Carnatic compositions in the Shringar (romantic) tradition. The parent melakarta and swaras are not confirmed in widely available references. This raag belongs to a class of Carnatic janya ragas named after mythological figures and narratives that became popular during the bhakti period of South Indian music.