Bowli is a Carnatic raga (also spelled as Bauli or Bhauli). This raga is a janya of the 15th Melakarta raga Mayamalavagowla. This raga is known to be a morning raga.

This ragam is an asymmetric scale and is classified as an audava-shadava ragam (five notes in the ascending scale and six notes in the descending scale).

The notes in this scale are shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, panchamam and shuddha dhaivatam in arohana and additional kakali nishadham in avarohanam.

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.