Annamayya’s 600th Anniversary Celebrated
Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/12/stories/2008051258130200.htm
CHENNAI, INDIA, May 14, 2008: On Sunday, over 400 singers from across the city sang in praise of the Telugu saint composer, Annamayya, on the occasion of his 600th anniversary. Among the singers at Sir Pitti Thyagaraya hall in T. Nagar were housewives and winners of a competition held on Saturday at the IIT Madras campus. Sunday’s festival began with a vocal concert by Carnatic musician Gayathri Venkataraghavan. Later over 15 groups, each with at least eight members, rendered Annamayya’s compositions. “Annamayya composed 32,000 songs on Lord Venkateswara during his lifetime. Of this, only 17,000 are known to people,” said Upendra Gupta, who has been teaching Annamayya’s devotional songs.
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