Tallapaka Annamacharya
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This statue is at Dwaraka Tirumal
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Background information
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Native name
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తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య
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Also known as
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Annamayya
pada kavitha pitaamahudu
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Born
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(1408-05-22)May 22, 1408
Tallapaka, Andhra Pradesh
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Died
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February 14, 1503(1503-02-14) (aged 94)
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
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Genres
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Carnatic music
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Occupation(s)
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Saint, poet, composer, writer
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Instruments
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Tanpura
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Website
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.org.annamayyawww
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Taḷḷapāka Annamācārya (or Annamayya) (May 22, 1408 – February 14, 1503) was a 15th-century Hindu saint and is the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called sankirtanas in praise of the god Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu.[1] The musical form of the keertana songs that he composed, which are still popular among Carnatic music concert artists,[2] have strongly influenced the structure of Carnatic music compositions.[3] Annamacharya is remembered for his saintly life, and is honoured as a great devotee of Vishnu by devotees and saintly singers.[4]
He is believed to have been the avatar of Nandaka, the sword of Vishnu. He is widely regarded as the Andhra Pada kavitā Pitāmaha(Godfather of Telugu song-writing).[1]
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Personal life 1
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Literary career 2
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Famous Compositions 3
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See also 4
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References 5
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Further reading 6
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External links 7
Personal life
Annamacharya was born on Vaishakha Shuddha Pournami in the year Sarwadhari (May 22, 1408) in Tallapaka, a village in current day Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, India.[5] He was born into a [[nandavarika] brahmin] family. He later became a Sri Vaishnavite saint, initiated by Venkatesha. His wife, Timmakka,[6] had written Subhadra Kalyanam, and is considered the first female poet in Telugu literature. Their son, Pedda Tirumalacharya, and grandson, Tallapaka Chinnayya, were also composers and poets. The Tallapaka compositions are considered to have dominated and influenced the structure of Carnatic music compositions.[3] Annamacharya lived for 94 years until Phalguna Bahula Dvadashi (12th day after full moon) in the year Dhundhubhi (February 14, 1503).
A statue of Tallapaka Annamacharya situated at the Sarada River Park in Anakapalle, Andhra Pradesh.
Literary career
10-story tall statue of Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya located at the entrance of Tallapaka.
Annamacharya is said to have composed as many as 32,000 sankeertanas (songs) on the god Venkateswara,[7] of which only about 12,000 are available today. He is also the author of musical treatise called "Sankirthana lakshanamu".[1]
Annamacharya considered his compositions as floral offerings to Venkateswara. In the poems, he praises the deity, describes his love for him, argues and quarrels with the Lord, confesses the devotee's failures and apprehensions, and surrenders himself to Venkateshwara. His songs are classified into the Adhyaatma (spiritual) and Sringaara (romantic) sankeertanas genres. His songs in the "Sringaara" genre worship Venkateswara by describing the romantic adventures of Venkateshwara and his consort Alamelu, while others describe the Bhakti of his devotees.
In his later keertanas, he espouses subjects such as morality, dharma and righteousness. He was one of the first few who opposed the social stigma towards the untouchable castes in his era,[8] with his sankeertanas explaining that the relationship between God and human is the same irrespective of the latter's color, caste and financial status, in his songs "Brahmaṃ Okkatē Paraḥbrahmamokkatē" and "ē kulajuḍainanēmi evvaḍainanēmi". His prodigious literary career earned him a place among the all-time greats of Telugu literature.[9]
While he enjoyed popularity in his days, his compositions were forgotten for over three centuries. Mentioned in 1849,[10] they were later found engraved on copper plates, hidden for centuries inside the Sri Venkateshwara temple at Tirumala, just opposite the Hundi, concealed in a very small room. An English translation of 150 of these verses was published in 2005.[11]
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, also known as TTD, has been endeavouring to preserve the rich heritage of his compositions. In the year 1950, The State Government of Andhra Pradesh created a committee and appointed Dr M Balamuralikrishna as its head. He set music to over 800 compositions of Annamacharya and are still popular among the devotees. He has been the Āsthāna Gāyaka of the Tirumala temple at Tirupati since two decades. He is regarded as a legend in rendering devotional music in classical style, especially the Annamacharya Sankirtanas. He is also an acclaimed poet, singer, and a musicologist.
Padmashri by Government of India, in 2010 in recognition of her efforts to promote Annamayya Compositions.
Famous Compositions
This is a partial list of some of the more famous Annamacharya compositions.
Composition
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Raga
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Tala
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Music Set By
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Language
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Other Info
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Adivō Alladivō Śriharivāsamu
అదివో అల్లదివో శ్రీహరివాసము
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Madhyamavati
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Telugu
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Alara Cañcalamaina Ātmalanduṇḍa
అలర చంచలమైన ఆత్మలందుండ
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Rāga mālika
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khanDa cApu
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Garimella Balakrishna Prasad
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Telugu
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[12]
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Alarulu Kuriayaga Āḍinadē
అలరులు కురియగ ఆడినదే
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Dheerasankarabharanam
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Rallapalli Ananta Krishna Sharma
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Telugu
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Anni mantramulu nindē yāvahiñcenu
అన్ని మంత్రములు ఇందే ఆవహించెనూ
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Amritavarshini
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Telugu
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[13]
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Antaryāmi Alaśiti Solaśiti
అంతర్యామి అలసితి సొలసితి
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Telugu
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Bhāvayāmi Gōpālabālaṁ Manassēvitaṁ
భావయామి గోపాలబాలం మనస్సేవితం
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Yamunā Kaḷyāṇi
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Khanda Chapu
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Kadayanallur Venkataraman (The brilliant composer, who tuned a majority of Devotional songs sung by M.S.Subbalakshmi)
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Sanskrit
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[14]
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Bhāvamulōna Bāhyamunandunu
భావములోన బాహ్యమునందును
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Śuddha Dhanyasi
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Adi
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Nedunuri Krishnamurthy
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Telugu
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[15]
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Brahma Kaḍigina Pādamu
బ్రహ్మ కడిగిన పాదము
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Mukhāri
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Adi
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Rallapalli Ananta Krishna Sharma
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Telugu'
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Cakkani Talliki Chāngu Bhaḷā
చక్కని తల్లికి ఛాంగుభళా
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Paadi
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Telugu
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Cāladā Harināma Saukhyāmr̥tamu
చాలదా హరినామ సౌఖ్యామృతము
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Telugu
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Cēri Yaśōdaku Śiśuvitaḍu
చేరి యశోదకు శిశువితఁడు
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Telugu
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Candamāma Rāve Jābilli Rāve
చందమామ రావే జాబిల్లి రావే
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Telugu
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Dēvadēvaṁ Bhajē Divya Prabhāvaṁ
దేవదేవం భజే దివ్య ప్రభావం
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Hindolam
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Misra Chapu
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Sripada Pinakapani
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Sanskrit
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ḍōlāyāṁ Cālā ḍōlāyāṁ
డోలాయాం చల డోలాయాం
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Telugu
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ēmokō ciguruṭadharamuna eḍaneḍakastūri niṃḍenu
ఏమకో చిగురుటధరమున కస్తూరి నిండెను
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Telugu
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ē Purāṇamuna Eṁta Vedakinā
ఏ పురాణమున ఎంత వెదకినా
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Telugu
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GovindāŚrita Gōkula Br̥ndā
గోవిందాశ్రిత గోకుల బృందా
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Telugu
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Harināmame Kaḍu Ānandakaramu
హరినామమే కడు ఆనందకరము
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Telugu
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Indariki Abhayammuliccu Cēyi
ఇందరికి అభయమ్ములిచ్చు చేయి
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Telugu
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Inni Rāśulayuniki Inti Cheluvapu Rāśi
ఇన్ని రాశులయునికి ఇంతిచెలువపు రాశి
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Telugu
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Ippuḍiṭu Kalagaṃṭi
ఇప్పుడిటు కలగంటి
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Telugu
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Itarulaku Ninneruga Taramā
ఇతరులకు నిన్నెరుగ తరమా
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Telugu
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Jō Acyutānanda Jō Jō Mukundā
జో అచ్యుతానంద జో జో ముకుందా
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Navroj
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Telugu
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Kanṭi Śukravāramu Gaḍiyalēḍiṁṭa
కంటి శుక్రవారము గడియలేడింట
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Telugu
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Koṁḍalalō Nelakonna Kōnēṭi Rāyaḍu Vāḍu
కొండలలో నెలకొన్న కోనేటి రాయడు వాడు
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Hindolam
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Telugu
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kṣīrābdi kanyakaku Śrī Mahālakṣmikini
క్షీరాబ్ది కన్యకకు శ్రీ మహాలక్ష్మికిని
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'Kuruṁgi'
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Telugu
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Kulukaka Naḍavārō Kommalārā
కులుకక నడవరో కొమ్మలారా
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Telugu
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Mēdini Jīvula Gāva Mēlukōvayyā
మీదిని జీవుల గావ మేలుకోవయ్యా
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Telugu
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Muddugārē Yaśōda Muṅgiṭa Mutayamu vīḍu
ముద్దుగారే యశోద ముంగిట ముత్యము వీడు
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Telugu
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Mūsina Mutyālakēlē Moragulu
మూసిన ముత్యాలకేలే మొరగులు
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Telugu
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Nallani Mēni Nagavu Chūpulavāḍu
నల్లని మేని నగవు చూపులవాడు
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Telugu
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Nānāṭi Batuku Nāṭakamu
నానాటి బతుకు నాటకము
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Rēvati
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Nedunuri Krishnamurthy
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Telugu
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Nārāyaṇa Tē Namō Namō
నారాయణ తే నమో నమో
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Sanskrit
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Neyyamullallō Nērēḷḷo Voyyana ūreḍi Uvviḷḷo
నెయ్యములల్లో నేరేళ్ళో వొయ్యన ఊరెడి ఉవ్విళ్ళో
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Telugu
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Nitya Pūjalivivō Nericinānōhō
నిత్యపూజలివివో నేరిచినానోహో
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Telugu
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Paluku Tēnelatalli Pavaḷincenu
పలుకు తేనెలతల్లి పవళించెను
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Telugu
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Poḍaganṭimayya mimmu Puruṣōttamā
పొడగంటిమయ్యా మిమ్ము పురుషోత్తమా
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Mohanam
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Adi
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Telugu
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Śriman Narāyaṇā Śriman Narāyaṇā Nī Śri Pādamē Śaraṇu
శ్రీమన్నారాయణ శ్రీమన్నారాయణ నీ శ్రీపాదమే శరణు
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Bowli
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Adi
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Telugu
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Rajīva Nētrāya Raghavāya Namō
రాజీవ నేత్రాయ రాఘవాయ నమో
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Telugu
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Ramacandruḍitaḍu Raghuvīruḍu
రామచంద్రుడితడు రఘువీరుడు
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Telugu
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Siruta Navvulavāḍu Sinnakka
సిరుత నవ్వులవాడు సిన్నక్కా
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Telugu
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Ṣōḍaśa Kaḷānidhiki Ṣoḍaśōpacāramulu
షోడశ కళానిధికి షోడశోపచారములు
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Telugu
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Tandanānā Ahi
తందనాన అహి
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Bowli
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Adi
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Telugu
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Tatva Prabōdha Keertana
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Tvamēva Śaraṇam
త్వమేవ శరణం
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Telugu
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Vandēhaṁ Jagadvallabhaṁ
Sanskrit: वन्देहं जगद्वल्लभं
Telugu: వందేహం జగద్వల్లభం
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Hamsadhvani
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Khanda Chapu
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Sanskrit
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In praise of lord Venkaṭēśvara
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Vandē Vāsudēvaṁ Śrīpatiṁ
వందే వాసుదేవం శ్రీపతిం
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Telugu
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Vēḍukoṁdāmā Vēṅkaṭagiri Veṅkaṭeśvaruni Veḍukoṁdāmā
వేడుకొందామా వేంకటగిరి వేంకటేశ్వరుని వేడుకొందామా
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Telugu
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Vinnapālu Vinavale Viṁtaviṁtalu
విన్నపాలు వినవలె వింతవింతలు
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Telugu
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అన్నమయ్య పాటలు (All Annamayya songs lyrics in Telugu Script)
See also
References
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Further reading
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Jackson, William. 'Religious and Devotional Music: Southern Area’ (1999). In
External links
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Sri Annamacharya Project of North America
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Sri Annamacharya Project of North America
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Sri Venkateswara Annamacharya Society of America
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Carnatic music
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