Musical Compositions Other works Utsavaprabandha: A musical work describing the principal festival in Sri Padmanabha Swamy Temple. |
In 1839 Palghat Parameswara Bhagavatar, the chief Asthana Vidvan, sang the Prabandha in a distinguished assembly in the presence of the Maharaja. He was presented a pair of laced garments and a sum of Rs.300. The Nagaswaram players in the temple use these songs during festivals. During the night procession on the first day and the evening procession on the other days, the particular songs for the day is played soon after the Deeparadhana ritual near the Western entrance, after the alapana of the concerned raga during the Deeparadhana in a prescribed pattern.
To listen to Utsavaprabandha Kritis, go to compositions/afterworks links and check on “select composition by form” and click on “Utsavaprabandham”. Palakkad K.V. Narayana Swami is the most noted singer who has popularized the Utsavaprabandha composition.
( Extracts from Swathi Thirunal and his Music by Sri. Venkita Subramoniya Iyer. Courtesy : College Book House Publications, Thiruvananthapuram)
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