Annamacharya- Venkateswara's Bard
Sriram V, Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music
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- Type
- blog
- Level
- beginner
- Language
- en
- Cost
- free
- Topics
- composers, telugu
What it is
A history blog post on Annamacharya (1408 to 1503): Telugu songs to Venkateswara at Tirumala, about 32,000 attributed songs, about 14,000 surviving, and the copper plates recovered by the temple authorities in 1922.
Why it is useful here
A second source for the dates and the copper plates, and a different count of surviving songs.
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