Nata (raga)  Nata (nāṭa) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a "janya" rāgam (derived scale) from the 36th "melakarta" scale "Chalanata". It is a "janya" scale, as it does not have all the seven "swaras" (musical notes) in the descending scale. It is a combination of the "sampurna raga" scale "Chalanata" and the pentatonic scale "Gambhiranata". It is an auspicious raga, which is mostly sung in the early part of the concert. "Nata" is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain "gandharam" and "dhaivatam" in the descending scale. It is an "sampurna-audava" rāgam (or "owdava" rāgam, meaning pentatonic descending scale). Its "" structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows:  It is a vivadi raga. The notes used in this scale are "shadjam, shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, shatsruthi dhaivatam" and "kakali nishadham" in ascending scale, with "dhaivatam" and "gandharam" skipped in descending scale. For the details of the notations and terms, see "swaras" in Carnatic music. There are many compositions set to "Nata" rāgam. Many compositions in praise of Lord Ganesha are set to this raga. Here are some popular "kritis" composed in this ragam. This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.