॥ नादब्रह्मानन्द ॥
The tradition should be kept alive
One hundred and seventy-nine years. Not one of them missed.
श्रीरामजयरामजयजयराम
Akhanda Rama Nama Japam
Chanted without pause by relays of devotees — through five days and five nights, never once allowed to fall silent.
The assembly
Ten thousand come, and every one of them is fed
Ten thousand are served the sacred meal over the five days, seated in rows, on banana leaves.
वैदिक
The fire is lit before dawn
Chaturveda Parayanam, Rudraikadashini, Go Pooja, and the Shraddha of the saint — offered in the Yaagashaala each morning.
The five-day programme
संगीत
Twenty minutes each
Afternoon until nine at night, at the Sringeri Shankara Matha. Not a performance — an offering.
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A line that has never broken
Mahasamadhi
Enshrined on the banks of the Cauvery. The first aradhana is offered.
The Umayalapuram Brothers
Direct disciples raise the granite samadhi and carry the ritual forward.
Sri Chellam Iyer
A school teacher of Thiruvaiyaru takes the Vaidika Aradhana upon himself.
The Trust is founded
SSTAKT is installed and registered under Justice Sethurama Iyer.
Sringeri
Affiliation with the Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham.
Recognised as heritage
Named an Intangible Cultural Heritage of India by the Ministry of Culture.
Bengaluru
Sri Radhakrishna G. Seshappa continues the Thillaisthanam Shishya Parampara.
Seek refuge in the enduring beauty of music that touches the soul and elevates the spirit.
In the spirit of Sadguru Sri Thyagaraja Swamy
UPCOMING EVENTS
2027
Marks an important milestone in the history of Thyagaraja Aradhana. A grand ten-day music extravaganza Bhajanothsavam, Namasankeerthanam is being planned in which all the top-notch artists will be invited to participate.
कैङ्कर्य
The shastra does not bend. Neither can the effort.
Your contribution — in cash or in kind — sustains the homas, the honoraria for visiting scholars, and the prasadam served to ten thousand devotees.