17 TIRUKKANNAPURAM | 108 Divya Desha Gaanaamrtam | RAVIKIRAN Live @ Atlanta |

This song in the attractive Indian Raga Varunapriya, set to Roopakam Tala, has been composed in the shrine of Tirukkannapuram, on the presiding deity Showriraja Perumal. This is one of Ravikiran's 108 Divya Desha Gaanaamrta compositions. It is a colourful piece with 4 different stories related to Lord Shauriraja have been embedded in it by the composer.
This was performed by the composer himself in a live concert for CAMAGA in Atlanta on 30th July 2022 along with:
Sanjay Suresh - Violin
Dr Ram Sriram - Mrdangam
Arjun Suresh - Chitravina Support
The voice of Ravikiran's student, Madhav / Dathre S Pathangi has been blended subsequently to make the lyrics clearer.
The Divya Desham compositions are Ravikiran's pioneering creations in the history of Indian Music and Culture. Each of these songs eulogize one of the 108 holy centers of Vishnu that were enshrined by the 12 great Azhwars. Remarkably, the composer finished composing all these pieces in merely 45 days, between 4th June 4 and 19th July, 2022, employing more than 110 ragas (including a Ragamalika piece) and rare and popular talas. The songs are in 4 languages: Tamil (88 songs), Sanskrit (14), Telugu (4) and Hindi (2) and showcase diverse musical forms: Krti, Varnam, Javali, Tillana, Folk-style Chindu, Bhajans and Shiruppuhazhs (which are similar to Arunagirinathar’s meter based Tiruppuhazhs). Two pieces have been created as Shadpadis consisting of 6 stanzas each.
Another striking feature is that a subset of the 108 - including this song - also form Ravikiran’s 72 Mela Raga Mala compositions, which only a few others have attempted before. Ravikiran finished this set of songs in a matter of 36 days, between 10th June and 16th July, 2022.
P: shaurirAja perumALukkeeDiNai yArO ulahil
A: pArilE shiranda kaNNapuramadilE vaibhavam koL (showrirAja perumALukkeeDiNai)
C1: ranga bhaTTar enum archakar poojai sheiyyum pozhudizhaitta
pizhayai mihai paDuttAdu muDi dharittu mAnam kAtta (showrirAja perumALukkeeDiNai)
C2: kALamEghan enum kavignyan kaTchi mAri shaivam tAva
leelaiyai anugrahitta neelamEghanAna uyar (showrirAja perumALukkeeDiNai)
C3: veekaTakShanai vadhaittu garuDan ANavam shidaittu
pAkashAsanan ravi shashi mudal vaNakkam Erkum (showrirAja perumALukkeeDiNai)
Hailed as "Mozart of India" (Wisconsin State Journal & Belgium TV) and known for his "Teasing precision & dazzling effects" (New York Times) and for "Taking Indian music to new audiences" (CNN), Ravikiran's maiden stage appearance was at age two, first vocal concert was at age 5 and first chitravina (21-string slide) concert was at age 12. A globally celebrated performer and inventor of the concept of Melharmony (www.melharmonymusic.com), Ravikiran has composed close to 1100 compositions in 5 languages which includes over 350 traditional and operatic dance creations and dozens of Western Orchestral and World Music Ensemble compositions and arrangements.
Ravikiran is the only composer to have composed a song on each one of the 108 Divya Deshams (a feat which he accomplished in 45 days), the 35-Tala Set of compositions, 72-Mela Ragamalika Geetam, Pancha Gati Varnam as well as individual varnams in each of the 5 gatis, Multi-language compositions (Bhasha Malikas), Dasha-Ranjani Tillana, Schematic Swarakshara Krtis and several other unique works. He is also one of the few to have composed songs on each one of the 72 Melakartas (he did this in a matter of 36 days). Besides, he has composed eulogies on mythological as well as historical figures including Buddha, Vyasa, Adi Shankara, Shri Ramanuja, Carnatic Music Trinity, Ramana Maharshi, Mahatma Gandhi, Kanchi Paramacharya, M S Subbulakshmi, Pt Ravishankar and his guru Chitravina Narasimhan and several socially inspirational pieces.
He has also set music to over 1400 compositions of other creators including the entire 1330 Tirukkural Verses of Tiruvalluvar in a matter of 16 hours, verses of Bhagavad Geeta, Sangam Tamil poetry, Adi Shankara, Purandara Dasa and several contemporary lyricists. He has been decorated with a number of awards across the world for his contributions, being the first and/or youngest to receive honours such as the President of India's Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (at age 39).
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Anna I don't understand how such ragas are played with ease and the passion of doing things differently. In music, moreover you make your disciples to produce what the gems you create in a easy manner, reaching every music Rasikas surprised.... Well done Anna...may the music world see more and more of your creations... Love you Anna 🙏🙏🙏🙏👍