Navaratri Navaraga Devata Ula

[parivadini]

This Navaratri We bring you nine raga devathas as a tribute to Devis through the rendition of Nagaswaram Maestro Injikudi Mariappan.

On Day 1, we present - Raga Chandrajyothi. This is an extempore unedited rendition recorded in a temple setting. Shri. Mariyappan plays a short raga alapana and follows it up with a sweet tanam and thathakara pallavi and ends with a few rounds of swaras.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8avRW7 ... e=youtu.be

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Navaratri - Navaraga Devatha Ula - Hamsabrahmari

On Day 2, Vid. Injikudi Mariyappan plays Hamsabrahmari (Janya of Hemavathi) as an offering to Devi. Although a rare raga in Carnatic concert circles, this raga is often played in temples. In fact, this is the chosen raga in the 11 day Temple festival in Chidambaram anad is played very elaborately on Day 4.

In this rendition, Injikudi Mariyappan plays a succint Ragam, Tanam and a Pallavi with a few rounds of kalpana swaras.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhdD-ke ... e=youtu.be

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On Day 3, Vid. Injikudi Mariyappan plays a rare raga Omkaari. This raga is a Janya of Karaharapriya (without Nishadham).

Fans of Vid. Madurai Somu may remember his renditions of varnam and kritis in this raga.

Injikudi Mariyappan renders a short and sweet ragam, tanam and pallavi in this raga.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztaK-0s ... e=youtu.be

[arasi]

Lalitharam,
Thanks as always for your fine offerings. nAdaswarathukku chandrajyOthi eppaDi edupaDugiRadu (how well the rAgA lends itself to Mariappan's playing of the nAdaswaram)!

hamsa bhramari, novel in name and nature. OmkAri sounds as if Somu is singing!
Look forward to the rest of the six rAgAs.
Which temple is it? To see a new corner of it in every video is pleasing . Happy navarAtri

[rajeshnat]

Look forward to the rest of the six rAgAs.
Which temple is it? To see a new corner of it in every video is pleasing . Happy navarAtri

arasi
perhaps you know the song chidambaram pogamal in shenjurutti. The temple is in chidambaram. lalitharam is doing wonders he is rejuvenating nadaswaram perhaps he is going to be a karana kartha to bring in the next gen tnr and kaaraikurichi. i heard the omkaari super.

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On Day 4, Injikudi Mariyappan plays raga Srotaswini.

Srotaswini scale is defined as the one with notes with Sudhdha Danyasi with a variation in the Nishadham. Scholars point out that Pracheena raga 'Udhaya Ravichandrika' had this scale. Muttuswami Dikshitar's "Shri Guruguhamurthe" is believed to be in this scale.

However, in today's parlance Udhayaravichandrika and Sudhdha Dhanyasi are considered one and the same. Hence the raga with the Kakali Nishada is referred to as Srotaswini.

While it is rare to find this raga in carnatic concerts, this raga has been extensively used in film music, particularly by Maestro Ilaiyaraja in both Tamil (Oh Vasanta Raja) and Telugu (Sumam Prati Sumam).

Vid. Mariyappan says he developed a liking for this raga after listening to the compositions of Ilaiyaraja

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFayxZl ... e=youtu.be

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On Day 5, Vid. Injikudi Mariyappan Plays a Vivaadhi Melakartha Raga Kanthamani.

Injikudi Mariyappan renders a short and sweet ragam, tanam and pallavi in this raga.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSzOCDi ... e=youtu.be

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On Day 6, we present raga Vasukari a Janya of Shanmugapriya. This scale is again inspired by Vid. Madurai Somu.

He mentions this raga in a radio interview. Injikudi Mariyappan used that snippet as an inspiration to present this piece.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DP3hyv ... e=youtu.be

[vijay.siddharth]

On Day 6, we present raga Vasukari a Janya of Shanmugapriya. This scale is again inspired by Vid. Madurai Somu.

He mentions this raga in a radio interview. Injikudi Mariyappan used that snippet as an inspiration to present this piece.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DP3hyv ... e=youtu.be

On Vasukari-

Vidvāns Tiruppāmpuram Svāminātha Piḷḷai and Śivasubhramaṇya Piḷḷai have tuned a krti of Mārimuthā Piḷḷai, Pārungaḷ Vandhu Pārungaḷ, in this rāgam, and the notations was published in the Aṇṇamalai University publication on Mārimuthā Piḷḷai krtis (as part of their Tamizh Isai Pādalgaḷ series). The rāgam's mūrccanā is SRGMPDNS-SNDMGS, a janyam of Śanmukhapriya as mentioned earlier.

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On Day 7, we present a rare raga Mayadarini. This beautiful raga is a janya of Shubapantuvarali without the Rishabam swara.

Injukudi Mariyappan's moving rendition comprises of a short ragam, tanam and pallavi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKVM6VS ... e=youtu.be

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On Day 8, we present another rare raga that has been rendered in concerts by Vid. Madurai Somu.

Vid. Injikudi Mariyappan renders a crisp ragam tanam and pallavi in this raga.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tNu-DL ... e=youtu.be

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On Day 9, we present the 72nd Melakartha raga Rasikapriya.

Vid. Injikudi Mariyappan renders a crisp ragam tanam and pallavi in this raga.

We thank you all for the great support during this series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOh4sHR ... e=youtu.be

[arasi]

Lalitharam,
Thanks again for making the festival more meaningful for me with Vidvan Injikkudi Mariappan's excellent nine day treats. Loved it all--from the more familiar to the unknown ones. The finale was a favorite. I now realize why Manimaran's singing of Rasikapriya is special. No wonder, coming from a nAdaswaram tradition, he sings it so well!
Hope we see vidvan Mariappan playing more in Chennai and other places...

[parivadini]

Thank you Arasi for your kind words. The reception to these pieces has been fantastic. Thank you all for the same.

All nine videos can be accessed in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... U24zIQNAqY

Happy Dusshera!