Carnatic Music

Meḷakartā Riddle #11

Clue in the narrative below:
Meera and her sister Rama would give performances, with Meera doing Bharatanatyam and Rama singing for her. On a Sunday afternoon, while planning for their upcoming performance, Meera excitedly suggested an item she had learnt years ago. Rama was taken by surprise, as she had sung it so long ago that she had even forgotten the name of the raga! Meera told her, ‘It starts and ends with a note, and the first and penultimate notes are the same!’.

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Dhatuvardhani (Meḷa 69)

Dha-tuvar-dha-ni!

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