Rangapura Vihara by Padmashri Awardee Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. Aruna Sairam

This video is an excerpt from my concert ’Bandish’ held at Tata Theatre, NCPA, Mumbai, in 2019. In this clip, I present the song ‘Rangapura vihara’, the beautiful, timeless composition of Muthuswamy Dokshitar, on Srirangantha Swamy at Srirangam. As I was researching for this concert I found some historic details about the Srirangam Temple which I have shared in the video here. As a preface to the song, I render a viruttam by Vedanta Desikar, which I am sure you will love listening to. One of the most loved renderings of the song that have inspired me was by Bharat Ratna Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi. One could feel the grandeur of the temple when she sang this piece. Accompanying me on Violin: R. K. Shriramkumar, Mridangam: J Vaidyanathan, and Ghatam: S Karthick