Kalyani

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Kalyani is a raga in the Carnatic Music of South India. In South Indian weddings this is a very prominently played raga. The word kalyani means 'she who causes auspicious things'.
Kalyani is a term used to describe ancient Hindu bathing wells (stepped wells) also called pushkarni. These wells were typically built near Hindu temples to accommodate bathing and cleansing activities before prayer.
Kalyani, today called Basavakalyan, is an historic town in Karnataka state of India, and was the capital the Kalyani Chalukya dynasty from 973 to 1195.
Kalyani, West Bengal is also a town in the Nadia District of West Bengal.

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