. "Shanmukhapriya is a r\u0101gam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 56th melakarta r\u0101gam (parent scale) in the 72 melakarta r\u0101gam system of Carnatic music. It is called Ch\u0101maram in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music. It is said to be borrowed into Hindustani music from Carnatic music.A lot of compositions on Lord Murugan and Lord Shiva are based on this raaga."@en . .