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KA Viswanathan

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179th Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival Honours Saint and Composer Thyagaraja

Mumbai: The 179th Aradhana festival of Saint Thyagaraja was held this week at the Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts Sangeetha Sabha’s Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi auditorium here. This annual musical event honours the saint and composer Thyagaraja. The festival features Carnatic music performances, including the singing of Thyagaraja’s Pancharatna Kritis, also known as the “five gems,” which

Mridangam Maestro Honoured with Sri Shanmukhananda National Eminence Award

Mumbai: The distinguished Mridangam player and maestro in Carnatic and Hindustani vocal music, Dr T.V. Gopalakrishnan, was awarded the Sri Shanmukhananda National Eminence Award at the Sabha auditorium on Saturday in Mumbai. This honour, given for his lifetime contributions to music, includes the title “Sangeetha Kala Vibhushan”, a cash prize of Rs. 2.50 lakhs, a

Matunga’s Asthika Samaj Performs Maha Kumbhabhishekam After 12 Years for Lord Guruvayoorappan, Ayyappa

Mumbai: Recently, after ten days of religious rituals, the Asthika Samaj in Matunga conducted the Maha Kumbhabhishekam for the idols of Lord Guruvayoorappan and Lord Ayyappa. Held from the temple gopuram, the ceremony involved the pouring of holy water over the Kumbams, marking the completion of a sacred ritual not performed in the past 12

Kanchi Seer Performs Kumbhabhishekam in Navi Mumbai

Nerul: Amidst the reverberating sounds of the nadaswaram and thavil, along with the melodious Vedic chanting by priests, the third Maha Kumbhabhishekam of the 33-foot-tall Hanuman idol in Nerul was performed today. The ceremony took place at the SIES temple complex in Nerul, Navi Mumbai, under the guidance of the Kanchi Sankaracharya, Sri Vijayendra Saraswati

Sri Rajarajeswari Bharatha Natya Kala Mandir Celebrates 80 Years of Excellence in Bharatanatyam

Mumbai: Sri Rajarajeswari Bharatha Natya Kala Mandir, a renowned Bharatanatyam institution founded in Mumbai in 1945, recently celebrated its 80th anniversary. The inaugural function took place on October 16 at the Sri Shanmukhananda Auditorium to commemorate the institution’s legacy in the classical art form. Founded in 1945 by Guru Govindraj Pillai and his wife Karunambal,

Bharat Ratna M.S.Subbulakshmi Fellowship Award For 50 Young Musicians

Mumbai: Fifty young and promising musicians from all over the country in all disciplines like vocal, violin, flute, mrudangam, table, saxophone and nadaswaram were presented the Sri Shanmukhananda Shriram Seva Sankalp foundation, late M.S.Subbulakshmi fellowship in music instituted by the Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha, at the Sabha auditorium in Mumbai. The award

Rajarathinam Pillai Award for Alleppey Jayashankar

Mumbai: Nearly 100 young Nadaswaram vidwans from all over the country marched in harmony from Sri Sankara Mattham in Matunga, Mumbai, to the Shanmukhananda Fine Arts and Sangeetha sabha, filling Sunday morning streets with divine music. They were presented with fellowships for three years to commemorate the 127th birth anniversary of Nadaswara Chakravarty Late T.N.Rajarathinam Pillai.

Terror Attack Survivors & Families Of Martyred Soldiers Honoured On Independence Day

Mumbai: This year, on India’s 79th Independence Day on Friday, August 15, 26/11 terror attack survivor Devika Rotawan, alongside the families of civilians and martyred soldiers who died in the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, were honoured at the Sri Shanmukhananda Hall in Mumbai. Major General Satinder Singh, Chairman of the Board of Administration

City Temple Hosts Ritualistic Ceremony in Honour of Goddess Durga During Shravan

Mumbai: Bhagavathi Seva is a Hindu ritual and ceremony performed to honour the Goddess Durga (Bhagavathi) in her various forms, including Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, and Mahasaraswati. It’s a powerful ritual believed to remove negative energies, obstacles, and evil influences, while also promoting spiritual and material well-being. The ritual is often conducted in the evening, especially on auspicious days like

Mumbai Trust Donates Elephant to Guruvayur Temple

Mumbai: Mumbai-based Kalavai Sri Mahadevendra Saraswati Shankaracharya Trust donated an Elephant to Lord Guruvayurappan, Guruvayur, in memory of late Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamigal, the 69th Sankaracharya of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. The Kanchi Sankaracharya was very close to the temple. The Seer had also donated earlier, various gold ornaments like the Gold Crown, Padagolakam (Gold