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Sri Bhargavi
I am interrupting my series about temple visits to announce a very happy event – I am now grandmother to my fifth grandchild, and my very first granddaughter! Vivian Lakshmi arrived exactly on her due...
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Bhogindra Shayinam
PreludeThis is a continuation of the travelogue I started with my last post. I am featuring kritis (compositions) related to the Kshetras (holy places) that I visited in my travels recently. In my...
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Guruvayur Appane Appan
Prelude:It has been just a couple of weeks since we returned from a trip to India. First, there was a grand celebration of a wedding in Bangalore then a joyful 70th birthday party in Kochi. After...
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Nirvana Shatkam
I opened my eyes slowly. My view of the world was strange, puzzling me for a moment. It registered soon that I was on the floor of the bathroom, face down. The tiles on the floor formed an interesting...
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Inta Saukhyamani
नववर्षाभिनन्दनम्, புத்தாண்டு வாழ்த்துக்கள்! Ramanavami is just a few days away, so I convey my greetings for that occasion too! रामनवमी शुभाशयाः ! ராமநவமி வணக்கங்கள்! If you are lucky enough, perhaps...
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Sadananda Thandavam
शिवरात्रि शुभाशयाः ! சிவராத்ரி வாழ்த்துக்கள்! Shivaratri Greetings! Prayers to the Lord to protect us always! I have such a great affection for the Lord in his form of Nataraja, the Dancing Lord. What...
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Janani Mamava
Happy Saraswati Puja! For those South Indians wondering if they have read right, yes, indeed it is Vasanta Panchami (वसन्तपञ्चमी) which is celebrated as Saraswati Puja in many parts of India. After 42...
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Hecharikaga Ra Ra
जय श्री राम ! ஸ்ரீ ராம ஜெயம் ! Hail Lord Rama! I have been following the news about Ayodhya for quite some time. Now that it has reached its date for प्राण प्रतिष्ठा (prANa pratishTHA) when the विग्रह...
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Annapurne Vishalakshi
Note Before: I cannot write this post without mentioning how sad I am at the passing of O.S.Thyagarajan and Rashid Khan in recent weeks. The world of music has suffered a loss. I have only heard them...
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Ee Vasudha
Yet one more year is coming to a close. Has it been a good one for you? 2023 was a hard one for me. I clung to my faith for strength. I honestly don’t know how people without faith manage! Thankfully,...
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Discovering Devi
Happy Deepavali/Diwali to all! Today, I come with a story for you, my dear readers! This story is from a time before time, so long ago that even time has forgotten when. Or perhaps, it is a story...
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Sachamara Rama Vani
Navaratri greetings to all my readers! May the Goddesses bless us all! Today, I am writing in gratitude for the pleasure music gives me. I am grateful to all the musicians who spend lifetimes in...
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Gam Ganapathe Namonama
My wishes in advance to all my readers for a very happy Vinayaka Chaturthi! It falls this coming week, but I will be busy with my grandchildren, so I am posting ahead of time. May Lord Ganapati shower...
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Santana Gopala Krishnam
I am sitting on the floor, ‘reading’ a book to my grandson as he sits across from me. He gets up, turns his back to me, wiggles his little bottom closer and plonks down on my lap, saying ‘oolf‘ as he...
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Sheshachala Nayakam
Namaskarams to all my readers! After nearly one year, I have come back to announce the birth of yet another grandchild! A few weeks ago, my daughter gave birth to her third little boy and my fourth...
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Nanda Gopala
Happy Janmashtami to everyone! May Lord Krishna shower us all with his blessings! I write so very rarely here that my readers have surely abandoned me! But I could not let this day pass without at...
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Sudha Madhurya Bhashana
Happy Music Season to all Carnatic Music fans! I’m sure you are all immersed joyfully in listening to one concert after another, just as I am! I am rather envious of those who can attend live...
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Sri Varalakshmi Namastubhyam
I wish you all a very happy Deepavali / Deewali! May the Gods all enlighten us just as the fireworks light up the skies around the world! Checking back on old posts, I see that I have celebrated the...
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Shivakama Sundari
Happy Navaratri to all my readers! Though as I’ve been away so long from blogging, I am not certain if there are any readers left to see my greetings.. The thing is, I’ve not been listening to music...
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This year the Music Season in Chennai is online in a big way. Nothing can replace live concerts of course, but in a year of COVID, this is the responsible way to go for sure. For people like myself...
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