Kanchi Paramacharya in Madurai Dinamani Office
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Date uploaded in London – 28 March 2025
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Kanchi Acharya on Tiger Skin like ancient sages.
Sri Jayedra Saraswathi on an Elephant
Sri Gopalakrishna Bhagavathar
Acting like Sri Krishna at Sankara Iyer House, Dhanappa Mudali Theru, Madurai.
When I went to Chennai on 14-3-2025, I took the following pictures once again from the album of my brother Late S Srinivasan.
These are the pictures of Kanchi Shankaracharaya Sri Chandrasekhara Indra Saraswathy (1894-1994). My father late V Santanam, News Editor of Dinamani, Madurai was an ardent follower of Kanchi and Sringeri Shankaracharayas. He invited Kanchi Paramacharya to Madurai Dinamani office, may be 50 or 60 years ago.
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Pudukottai Sri Gopalkrishna Bhagavathar used to conduct overnight Bhajans in my house in Madurai Norh Masi Street or Dhanappamudali theru Sankara Iyer house or in the house of Lakshmana Iyer near Chellathamman Koil. As school boys, we used to sleep half way through the all night Bhajan.
He was the pioneer of Sampradaya Bhajan. He used to conduct Unchavrttis in the Agraharams of Madurai
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Here are some pictures taken in Madurai and other places
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Following writeup is taken from Facebook, thanks.
Pudukottai Gopalakrishna Bhagavathar, known as ‘Appa’ was quite instrumental in bringing up the bhajan tradition to what it is today. He practised daily unchavrithi in Pudhukottai near Trichy in Tamilnadu . His involvement in the bhajana sampradaya was immeasurable. He is one of the foremost bhakthas of the present day, and we could witness this great and most venerable Bhagavath Bhaktha spend his days by singing kirtanaas to the tune of Thambura and dancing fully absorbed in the ecstatic, Ananda of divine love, from morning till night in rending bhajans. He has travelled all over India and spread “Sampradhaya Bhajan among the various people and established “Sampradhaya Bhajan.
He was a star attraction and a crowd puller in those days. Very religious, strict abider of sampradhaya. He was considered a Very good singer. He was adhering to paddathi always but very innovative in approach. He was popular for introducing namavalis. What we sing as abhangs nowadays are the tunes composed by him and a great gift from this Mahaan. A very noble hearted man, he foresaw that namasankeerthanam will take a great part in a man’s pursuit one day and compiled many songs, abhangs, and from all dravidian languages. He was associated with all the greats of those days and maintained an unique place too. He used to conduct Radhakalyanam at Nungambakkam and Triplicane regularly.
Singing for the benefit of listeners was his technique and we all have adopted this. He was a good organizer. He started Panduranga Bhajan Mandali and till now it is growing in leaps and bounds. He had ardent devotees and shishyaas to carry on his mission. T.S.Krishna Murthy, Venkatesa Bagavathar and many more are there to mention. An abhangam of all he sang still rings in ones’ ears.. “Nama gethaa utaa uti”. A beautiful tune still mesmerizing.
He brought out a tamil bhajan sampradhaya bhajan book with the help of his great admirer and shishyaa “Kodai Idi A.K.Gopala Iyengar” which is till now very popular. He has left behind his entire clan to carry on his Mission.
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— with Yuva Bhajan Mela Palakkad and
4 others
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Madurai Adeenakarthar, a great scholar from Sri Lanka;
—subham—
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