Nagaswara tradition in Vaishnavite Temples

[parivadini]

The collection for this cause so far has touched INR 450583 - we are stepping into the last ten percent of our target.

Thank you all for the wonderful support.

[parivadini]

On Day 6, the raga taken for elaboration is Shanmugapriya.

This video has a short alapana of the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coPRshBikgM

The raga alapana is followed by a Pallavi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmZUPYwHtSE


This is a Part of the Documentation of Nagaswaram tradition in Shaivite Temples.

Concept: Dr. B.M.Sundaram

Artists:

Vid. Achalpuram Chinnathambi Pillai
Vid. Seergazi Vid. Sivasubramaniam
Vid. Sivapuri Ramamurthi
Vid. Reddiyur A. Saravanan

To Contribute to documentation of Vaishnavite Tradition: https://carnaticmusicreview.wordpress.c ... agaswaram1

[parivadini]

Dear Friends, Happy to inform that we have managed to raise the amount required to carry out the Vaishnavite Nagaswaram Documentation Project.

Since our resource person Dr. B.M.Sundaram is undergoing an eye surgery this week, we plan to do the documentation around 20th of May. We will keep the details [posted.

A big thank you for each one of you who has contributed to this cause.

[parivadini]

All the videos of the Shaivite Nagaswara Tradition Documentation work (including the ones that weren't posted earlier) can be seen in this plalist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... A0aIAa1f-T

Thanks again for the support.

[sankark]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZlVYkmbfDk wow! husEni sparkles.

Is this one rAgam that transitioned into CM a la ykk?

[Sivaramakrishnan]

All the videos of the Shaivite Nagaswara Tradition Documentation work (including the ones that weren't posted earlier) can be seen in this plalist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... A0aIAa1f-T

Thanks again for the support.

An excellent reference material.
Thanks.

[RSR]

I would like to share a great piece of writing ( in thamizh) by Prof.Jayaraman, . ) It is about the vanishing cultural traditions of Cauvery delta. due to our craze for money-making and bad planning. Especially the passages regarding 'theerthavari' function.

http://tamil.thehindu.com/opinion/colum ... epage=true
காவிரி என்பது வெறும் நீரல்ல!

"தியாகராஜரின் இசை நாடகம் ‘நெளகா சரித்திரம்’. அதில் வரும் கிருஷ்ண லீலை யமுனையில் நடப்பதாகக் கற்பனை. நாடகத்தை இயற்றியவர் காவிரிக் கரையில்தான் வாழ்ந்தார். அதற்கும் மேற்கே வரகூர் நாராயண தீர்த்தரின் கிருஷ்ண லீலா தரங்கிணியில் துவங்கி, மெலட்டூர் பாகவத மேளா, ஊத்துக்காடு வேங்கட கவியின் பாடல்கள், மாயவரம் கோபால கிருஷ்ண பாரதியின் ‘நந்தனார் சரித்திரம்’ வரை காவிரிக் கரையில் பிறந்தவை. காவிரிக் கரையில் இனி கற்பனை பிறக்குமா?

I request all the forum members who know thamizh , not to misss this article.
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[parivadini]

The documentation of Vaishnavite nagaswaram tradition took place in Kattumannarkoil in the last few days. It was a dream come true moment when Shri. Chinnathambi Pillai started off with a whirlwind Gajananayutham to mark the start of the proceedings. I’ve heard him in 2012 when he looked a lot fitter. Six years has taken a toll out of him. He couldn’t stand and play anymore but the difference ended there. The ragas that came out of his instrument were as divine as ever. We were able to meticulously document the tradition thanks to Dr. BM Sundaram’s supervision.

All this was possible only because of the support we received for this cause when launched a fund raising campaign. We can’t thank you enough. Can only bow our heads in gratitude!

[parivadini]

It has been a couple of days since we finished recording the Vaishnavite Nagaswaram Tradition at Kattumannarkoil. I'm still pinching myself to reality. I was having nightmares for five years. The Shaivaite Documentation project was funded by a noble man Shri. Nandakuma Joshi. I was waiting for another such donor to execute this.

An interview of mine was published in Thendral earlier this year. I had casually mentioned about my effort to get this documentation done. The response I received after the interview was out was truly unbelievable. Little did I realise that my appeal would turn viral and soon I would collect enough funds for the project.

When the money was there, Dr. B.M Sundaram - our resoource person - had to undertgo an eye surgery. When he recovered we had another problem. Shri. Chinnathambi Pillai - the authority in this tradition - was relectant to play as he felt he is too weak to take this project up.

It took divine will and Dr. Sundaram's convincing skill to make this happen.

The ragas are still ringing in my ears.

I only hope I wont wake up and find this all to be a wonderful dream.

[rajeshnat]

Lalitharam
Wonderful to hear that your deep passion is getting preserved. I am not sure what is vaishnavite tradition that can apply for nagaswaram. I do know there is a temple tradition but can that be further drilled and preserved with a vaishnavite tradition. That is where my curiosity starts and the belief that you would do some thing spectacular is just seeded now within me . You pairing with Dr BM Sundaram( who must know the most about nagaswaram) is great along with those rare nagaswara thavil vidwans . Looking forward to hear your dream.

[vgovindan]

RSR,
Re post #32

We went to Tanjore side in April this year. I wanted to have bath in Kaveri (Tula snanam). When we reached Mayavaram, all that I could find was a man-made pond in the midst of Kaveri River with (God knows which) water. I had to be contended with a Kakka Kuliyal (dip) in that pond.

When Kaveri itself is no longer there, where could the culture be?

[RSR]

Respected Govindan Sir,
For the past few years, Cauvery water flow depends on the mercy of Nature in South-West Monsoon. and April as you know, is the beginning of summer.
Luckily however, this month, the KR Sagar and Kanini dams are nearing full capacity and I expect that the Mettur reservoir will be filled up and water released in the river. by the end of this month. I wont be surprised if North East monsoon also is good in the delta this year and what a sight it will be if both the Cauvery and Kollidam rivers were in fiull flow and the loveliness of Srirangam island! let us hope. If possible, do make a trip to all the delta towns of renown during November-December.
"வாய்க்கால்களில் நிரம்பிவரும் நீரில் கெண்டையும், கெழுத்தியும் எதிர்த்து விளையாடிவர, காலால் மடைதிறந்து, வெள்ளமென நீர்பாய்ந்த வயல்களில் வரப்பு மறைந்து செந்நெல் விளைந்து, எங்கெங்கும் பச்சை ஆடை போர்த்தி முப்போகம் விளைந்த காவிரிப் படுகை,....
பாதுகாக்கப்பட்ட வேளாண் மண்டலமாக மாறுமா காவிரிப் படுகை?
http://tamil.thehindu.com/opinion/colum ... 362696.ece

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[rajeshnat]

Writeup adding details to this tradition , dated July 09,2018 in The Hindu.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ ... 367693.ece
Personally getting some answers to my own question which I wondered on nagaswaram and vaishnavite tradition. I never knew there are few specific mallaris to highlight those.