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It was a treat for music lovers of city

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TRIBUTE: Artistes performing at `Thiruvaiyaru in Bangalore' at Gayana Samaja in Bangalore on Friday. — Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash

Bangalore: Tyagaraja Aradhane is a grand affair in Thiruvaiyyaru.

The best Carnatic musicians - vocalists and instrumentalists alike - come to pay their obeisance to the greatest music composer of the country.

In the true spirit of the saint, whose compositions are characterised by poetic excellence and spiritual value, every musician absolves himself of his individual ego and collectively sing for the saint and his presiding deity, Lord Rama.

A recreation of the glory of Tygaraja Aradhane with thousands of music lovers thronging the pandal in Thiruvaiyyaru was done in Bangalore on Friday by Smt. Alamelamma Patel Narayan Iyengar Trust in association with Carnatica and Ananya Cultural Association. The programme at Gayana Samaja did not attract as huge a crowd, but music lovers did turn up well in time to join this first-time celebration.

The programme opened with a Nadaswaram recital by Bangalore Kodandaram and was followed by traditional chetulara by Mysore Chandana Kumar and Chaitanya Kumar. The highlight of the evening was rendering of pancharatna kritis by over 50 artistes. It included stalwarts like T.N. Krishnan, R.K. Srikantan, Neela Ramgopal, Rudrapatnam Brothers, T.S. Satyavathi, R.K. Padmanabha, M.A. Krishnamurthi, Srimushnam Raja Rao and the younger generation of musicians like Saralaya Sisters, G. Ravikiran, Manasi Prasad, and Giridhar Udupa.

Listening to the pancharathna kritis - which have a spiritual progression beginning from "Jagadanandakaaraka" (Raga Nata) to "Yendaro Mahanubhavulu" - is always an elevating experience. It's not just the brilliance of the compositions themselves, but also the fact that one gets to listen to so many voices singing in harmony.

The programme, shouldered by Carnatic vocalist N. Shashi Kiran, also saw the release of the Rama Vaibhavam CDs. Continuing on the same note, will be two more days of music at Seva Sadan, 13th Cross, Malleswaram on March 10 and 11. On both the days, the concerts begin at 9.30 a.m. and will go on till 9.15 p.m.

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