Annual music festival at Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam begins; vocalist Abhishek Raghuram sings effortlessly

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Abhishek Raghuram performing a vocal performance  astatine  74th yearly  euphony  and arts festival astatine  Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam successful  Madurai.

Abhishek Raghuram performing a vocal performance astatine 74th yearly euphony and arts festival astatine Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam successful Madurai. | Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY

Abhishek Raghuram rendered an elaborate and innovative concert connected the archetypal time of the 74th yearly euphony and arts festival astatine the Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam, with the percussion enactment from Kamalakiran Vinjamuri connected the violin, Kishore Ramesh connected the Mrudangam and Sumukh Karanth on the Khanjira.

He began with the varnam “intha modi” worshipping Lord Thyagaraja successful Tiruvottiyur, Chennai by Thiruvotriyur Thyagayyer. He Invoked the blessings of Lord Ganesa done two Dikshidar’s kritis viz “ shree gananatham Bhajare”, Vatapi Ganapatim Bhajeham, in Isha Manohari and Hamsadhvani.

Abhishek past rendered through minor and large standard notes of Ragam Kiravani for “ vananai mathi sudiya” from Tevaram on Thiruvannamalai kshetram, dedicated to Lord at Thiruvannamalai.

The vocalist showcased raga Mohanam’s enchanting, devotional, and heroic (Veera Rasa) moods through Papanasam Sivan’s “Kapali Karunai Nilavu”. 

The delineation of the raga highlighted its features portion the creatively crafted swarakalpanas flowed effortlessly. Tani Avartanam that followed exhibited the prowess of both the mridangist Kishore Ramesh and Sumukh Karanth connected Khanjira. The violinist was afloat of aforesaid assurance and roseate to the expectations of the vocalist and the assemblage arsenic well. 

A unique opus successful which the full operation is woven astir the names of the ragams (many of them named aft the goddess), “Srinivasa Thiruvenkatamudayan” successful Hamsanandi by Papanasam Sivan and “Shiva peruman Krupai vendum “ successful surati by Papanasam Sivan popularised by M K Thiagaraja Bhagavathar done the movie Navina Sarangadara.

Published - January 04, 2026 08:11 p.m. IST

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