raagas that have their origin in South India, as opposed to dEsya (2) raagas. Some karnaaTaka raagas are bhairavi, aananda bhairavi, neelaambari, and kEdaara gowLa

one of the states of India, this is where the name karnaaTic or carnatic came from, because many prominent composers, such as Purandara Daasa came from this state. The word is still used to refer to the Carnatic tradition