Charanam

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description Template:Carnatic Template:Distinguish Charanam (meaning foot) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music) is usually the end section of a composition which is sung after the anupallavi.<ref name="glossc">Royal Carpet: Glossary of Carnatic Terms C</ref>

There may be multiple charanams in a composition which make up different stanzas, but in compositions that do not have an anupallavi, there often exists a samrashti charanam that combines both the anupallavi and charanam of the composition<ref name="glossc" /> which directly follows the pallavi.

The charana swaras are grouped in four different ways:

• 1st - one tala cycle.
• 2nd - one tala cycle.
• 3rd - two long tala cycles
• 4th - four long tala cycles

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