Join us with your children and family to learn about Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Avirbhava Dinam, the day ambal took this avataram in kanchi. After the beautiful telling by Smt. Gayathri Rajagopalan, youth may offer sangitam, stotram or nrityam – sign up at the above link.
About Smt Gayathri Rajagopalan
Smt. Gayathri Rajagopalan is a distinguished practitioner and teacher of traditional Carnatic music, Bhajanai Namasankeerthanam, and Sangeetha Upanyasam, rooted in the rich Praacheena Sampradaya tradition. An Isaikalaimani with formal teacher training, she is proficient in vocal music, veena, and harmonium, and is dedicated to preserving and sharing India’s rich devotional musical heritage.
She specializes in traditional Kalyanam and Namasankeerthanam presentations, including Sri Seetha Kalyanam, Sri Kamakshi Kalyanam, Sri Meenakshi Kalyanam, Sri Parvathi Kalyanam, Sri Gowri Kalyanam, Sri Shankaree Kalyanam, Sri Valli Kalyanam, Sri Radha Kalyanam, and Sri Rukmini Kalyanam, along with several traditional musical compositions associated with these celebrations.
Through her Sangeetha Upanyasams, she expounds the devotional and spiritual significance of sacred Tamil and Sanskrit literature, including Thevaram, Thiruvachakam, Naalaayira Divya Prabandham, and Thiruppugazh. She also conducts music classes for B.A. and M.A. music students and teaches stotras composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya, Sri Vedanta Desika, Sri Madhwacharya, and other revered acharyas.
Belonging to the esteemed hereditary tradition of Siddhanvazhur Sri Kalyana Sundara Sastrigal, Sri Guruswamy Sastrigal, and Sri Rajagopala Sastrigal, she received her training in Bhajanai and Thevaram from her father, Sri Rajagopala Sastrigal, and in veena from Smt. Rama Kousalya of Thillaisthanam.
Through her music, discourses, and teaching, Smt. Gayathri Rajagopalan continues to uphold the sacred traditions of devotional music and pass this treasured spiritual and cultural legacy on to future generations.
YouTube: Smt. Gayathri Rajagopalan – Channel
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