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VEENAVAADHINI PILGRIMAGE WITH DIKSHITAR TO MADURAI AND OTHER TEMPLES
VEENAVAADHINI PILGRIMAGE WITH DIKSHITAR –PANDIA NADU (MADURAI AND NEARBY TEMPLES) Article by Uma Venkatramani The trip began on happy note and a birthday, on Friday evening. Participants were Jaysri Mam And Jeyaraaj Sir, Smt. Geeta, Smt. Prabha, Smt. Latha, Smt. Uma, Smt. Karthika, Smt. Kamakshi, Ms. Meenakshi, Sri Krishna, Sri Murali. We received news of […]
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VEENAVAADHINI PILGRIMAGE TO MANNARGUDI AND KUMBHAKONAM
Article by Aparna Shankar How many such trips had Veenavaadhini undertaken? – asked someone on one of the many van journeys. Enumerating on our fingers, the number was unexpectedly high: over ten. Why was it unexpected? Each trip had been different and memorable, and yet the fatigue one would expect – from the long cycle […]
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Veenavaadhini pilgrimage to Pazhani and Tiruchengode
Articles by Rajani Arjun Shankar and Veena Venkatramani Veenavaadhini’s Trip to Palani and Tiruchengodu – Veena Venkatramani On the night of 21st of August, a band of people left from the Chennai Central, making our way to Pazhani,travelling on the Pazhani Express. Comprising people from the ages of 10 to 60, all 15 of us […]
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A Navarathri musical get together
In keeping with our yearly customs, our gurus at Veenavaadhini, Sri Jeyaraaj Krishnan and Smt. Jaysri Jeyaraaj Krishnan are arranging a musical evening, on the 21st of October, on the occasion of Saraswathi Poojai. Each of our students will be performing for a short duration, rendering a variety of kritis by different composers. The programme […]
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Pilgrimage with Dikshitar to Chidambaram and nearby Shrines
The divine music composer Nadajyoti Muthuswami Dikshitar has visited many holy places all over the country, and it has been our endeavour at Veenavaadhini to follow his footsteps to the same places and sing the Kritis he has composed at each shrine. Towards this end, we made a recent trip to Chidambaram and some places […]
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Veenavaadhini Dikshitar Jayanthi Veenotsavam
Veenavaadhini Sampradaya Sangit Trust held a Muthuswami Dikshitar Jayanti Veenotsavam at Arkay Convention Centre on 26 and 27 April, to celebrate the great Carnatic composer’s 439th anniversary which fell earlier that month. The festival featured three veena concerts over the two evenings. The veena being a divine instrument and Dikshitar himself being a ‘vainika gayaka’ […]
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Pilgrimage with Dikshtar to Tiruttani
In continuation of efforts already taken to visit sacred temples noted for songs composed by Nadajyothi Muthuswamy Dikshitar during his pilgrimage, Smt Jaysri and Sri Jeyaraaj Krishnan on 29thJuly 2012 collected 24 passengers to visit Tiruttani, the holy shrine where Muthuswamy Dikshitar had the unique privilege of encountering Lord Subramanya in the form of an […]
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Veenavaadhini sixth anniversary musical event
Veenavaadhini celebrated its 6th Anniversary as a musical evening, on Saturday 27th July, 2013 at Sastri Hall, Mylapore, Chennai. While students and parents were in attendance quite early, the Chief Guest Sri T.T.Narendran (Senior Veena Vidwan and Music Critic) made a dramatic appearance a little later, coming in straight from the airport. It was indeed proof of his […]
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Pilgrimage with Dikshitar to Tiruvarur and adjoining Kshetras
Imagine understanding the meaning of a song which is not in your language, then appreciating why the composer said so. It is a heady feeling we students at Veenavaadhini ( a trust for music founded by Veena artistes Jeyaraaj and Jaysri ( www.veenajj.com ) are getting more and more often, and loving it more and […]
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Pilgrimage with Dikshitar to Tirukazhukundram
Tirukkazhukkunram is a well-known temple of Shiva, near Chengalpet. The temple is on a hill, requiring around 550 steps to be climbed. Like Tirupati, the Lord is on the hill, while the Goddess is in a temple at the foot of the hill. Tirukkazhukkunram was famous for the pair of eagles which used to […]
