A Western Scale is quite different from an Indian Raga. Scale is about Notes, Raga is a lot more than just its notes. Raga is about the order in which you play the notes, the rules of how to play them, the relative position with respect to fundamental frequency and so on. See the difference between Western Scales and Indian Ragas.

Western Scale equivalent of Indian Ragas

Assuming that you have understood the difference between Scale and a Raga, below is a basic mapping of Indian Raga or Raag in Carnatic and Hindustani system to the nearest Western Scale.

NoCarnatic RagaHindustani RaagWestern Scale
1BihagBihagIshikotsucho
2CharukeshiMajor-Minor
3Darbari KanadaDarbari Kanada
4DharmavatiMadhuvantiLydian Diminished
5HarikambhojiKhamajMixolydian
6HanumatodiBhaiaviPhrygian
7HindolaMalkaunsBlues Minor
8KalyaniYamanLydian
9KapiPiluNonatonic
10KharaharapriyaKafiDorian
11KeeravaniHarmonic Minor
12MadhyamavatiMadhumad SarangSuspended Pentatonic
13MayamalavagowlaBhairavDouble Harmonic
14MohanaBhupaliMajor Pentatonic
15PantuvaraliPurviChromatic Hypolydian
16NatabhairaviAsavariAeolian
17ShankarabharanaBilawalIonian
18ShankaranandapriyaShivaranjaniDorian Pentatonic
19Shuddha SaveriDurgaScottish Pentatonic

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