Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar
Thanjavur Parampara, Thanjavur Parampara
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- Type
- blog
- Level
- beginner
- Language
- en
- Cost
- free
- Topics
- composers, trinity
What it is
A heritage-site profile of Muthuswami Dikshitar giving 24 March 1775 as his birth date at Tiruvarur, his pilgrimage with Chidambaranatha Yogi, the Guruguha mudra, mostly Sanskrit compositions, the Navavarana and Navagraha sets, his veena style and 21 October 1835 as his death date.
Why it is useful here
A second source for his biography, and an example of the 1775 versus 1776 birth-year difference.
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