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Kedaram (pronounced kēdāram) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a derived scale (janya rāgam) from Shankarabharanam, the 29th Melakarta rāgam.^[1]

Kedaram is an asymmetric scale that does not contain dhaivatam. It is called a vakra audava-shadava rāgam,^[1][2] in Carnatic music classification. This classification implies that it has 5 notes in ascending scale with zig-zag notes and 6 notes in descending scale. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

• ārohaṇa : S M₁ G₃ M₁ P N₃ Ṡ^[a]
• avarohaṇa : Ṡ N₃ P M₁ G₃ R₂ S^[b]

This scale uses the notes shadjam, chatusruti rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam and kakali nishadam.

Kedaram has been used by many composers for compositions in Carnatic music. Here are some popular compositions in this musical scale.

• Rama Neepai and Marache Vadana Rama by Saint Tyagaraja
• Ananda Natana Prakasham, Ambikayah Abhayambikayah and Chidhambara Natarajam by Muthuswami Dikshitar
• Chala Ninne (Varnam) by Tiger Varadachariar
• Bhajana Seyave O Manasa by Anai Ayya brothers
• Bhajare Sri Ramam by Bhadrachala Ramadasu
• Rare Ramanulamta by Sri Bhakta Gnanananda Teertha (Sri Ogirala Veera Raghava Sarma)
• Hari Narayana Enu Manave, Simharoopanaada and Krishna Ena Baarade by Purandara Dasa
• Thyagaraja Gurum Ashraye by M. D. Ramanathan in honor of Saint Tyagaraja
• Pallavi of Navaragamalika varnam-Valachi Vacchi by Patnam Subramania Iyer

Kedaram is similar to Natbehag of Hindustani classical music.^[1][2] The Kedar of Hindustani music belongs to Kalyan thaat and is quite different from Kedaram.^[1][2]