Kshetra Sangeetham - Episode 12 - Coming up

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Rasikas - The next episode of Kshetra Sangeetham will be on Vaitheeswaran Koil - on 7th July - Saturday @ Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall - 6 PM . The event will have a talk on the kshetra by Sanskrit Scholar and Principal of the Madras Sanskrit College - Sri. Devi Sri Prasad . This will be followed by a musical journey through Vaitheeswaran koil by Dr. Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam and party .

Here is the invite to the programme - All are welcome

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May I know the songs that were sung in the vaitheeswaran koil - series?

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Hi all,

List of songs performed @ KS 12 - Vaitheeswaran Koil

• Vaidyanatha Namaskaram – Slokam
  Sri Vaithyanatham – Atana – Adi - Muthuswami Dikshitar
  Muthukumara Aiyane – Sankarabharanam - Chatusra Rupakam - Ramaswami Sivan ---- Ragam, Kalpanaswaram
  Angarakam Ashrayamyaham - Surutti - Rupakam - Muthuswami Dikshitar ---- Ragam , Neraval , Kalpanaswaram
  Thevaram - Thirugnana Sambandhar --- This was set to tune by Smt. Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam
  Sami Ninne Nammi - Begada - Adi - Syama Sastri --- Ragam
  Balambika Dasakam – Slokam followed by -
  Bajare re chitha – Kalyani - Misra Chapu - Muthuswami Dikshitar --- Ragam , Neraval , Kalpanaswaram , Thaniavartanam
  Adhuvum Solluval – Sourashtram – Adi - Vaitheeswaran koil -Subbarama Iyer
  Tiruppugazh – Manolayam - Adi Tisra Nadai - Arunagirinathar
  Vaidhyanatha Ashtakam – Slokam in Ragamalika --- This was set to tune by Smt. Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam

Dr. Smt. Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam was accompanied by Sri. M.A.Krishnaswami on the Violin , Sri Melakaveri Balaji on the Mridangam and Sri Trichy K Murali on the Ghatam. As is unique to the Kshetra Sangeetham concerts, the songlist included an interesting and wholesome combination of compositions and hymns on the temple town, where the compositions and hymns themselves included both popular and rare ones.

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""Thevaram - Thirugnana Sambandhar --- This was set to tune by Smt. Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam""
*Able to recollect Ragas Mohanam /Mohana kalyani? Suddha dhanyasi , Simhendramadhyamam&....? (not in that order)-"Pullirukku veloney"
*Sourashtram piece by Vaidiswarankoil Subbarama Iyer( caption suggesting gossip between two ladies was drawn by one Devanathan who was sitting close to me -he would have expected his name be announced.)
*The scope for nerval @Dheenarakshkam pujitha vaidyanatha Kshetram" was fully explored in Angarakam .
*Manolayam - I need someone to initiate on this.
*Vaidyanathaga ashtagam of Sengalipuram fame was set in Hindolam &Revathi -Emotive rendering."Bhavaroga harethisa...jabenamathrayam nithyam maharoga nivaranam"Mahadeva .......16 times.
*Had a feeling of having had a free master check up &declared fit.

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A photo taken at KS 12

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Viadyanatha Namaskaram was sung in Atana as a prelude to the first song - Sri Vaidyanatha

Thevaram - Suddha Dhanyasi , Mohanam , Simmendramadyamam and was set to Khanda Chapu talam

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Manolayam --- is - S R1 M1 P D1 S ; S N3 D1 P M1 R1 S

Tiruppugazh set to Manolayam -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkXsscXDJpY

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*Interested to know this is derivative of which Raga? -15?

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Yes , it is a janya of Mayamalavagowlai .

Here is a videoclip from Kshetra - Vaitheeswaran koil . Courtesy the sabhash.com team . Has been hosted on their youtube channel .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHRBWT5f ... r_embedded