| Carnatic music |
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| Arohanam | S R₁ G₁ M₁ P D₁ N₁ Ṡ |
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| Avarohanam | Ṡ N₁ D₁ P M₁ G₁ R₁ S |
Kanakangi (pronounced kanakāngi, meaning the golden bodied one) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 1st Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Kanakāmbari in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school.[1][2]