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Purandara Dāsara Pillāri Geethegalu

• Shri Purandara Dāsa was a great devotee of Lord Krishna, a poet and a musician. He is considered as the Sangeeta Pitamaha - grand father of Carnatic Music. Pillāri Geethegalu is a set of introductory songs in praise of lord Ganesha, Shiva and Vishnu that every Carnatic music student learns. 

• Songs

  • Kereya Neeranu

  • Padumanabha

  • Sri GanaNatha

  • Kundagoura

• Open to teachers, students, and audience

• Learn: https://youtu.be/N1nYYwF0sJA 

• Lyrics: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQGyvGV1RsDoes1dyeEUBELDD0P707lSGhMju-zenBSuRWa-YCwiZ5uK6nqm3GYY4zRzJNZ47LA42lX/pub 

Purandara Dāsara Navaratna Mālike 

• 9 songs

  • Jaya Janaki (Ragā: Naata)

  • Aadidano Ranga (Ragā: Aarabhi)

  • Kallu sakkare (Ragā: Kalyani)

  • Oodi barayya (Ragā: Bhairavi)

  • Pogadirallo Ranga (Ragā: Shankarabharana)

  • Sakala grahabala neene (Ragā: Ataana)

  • Naa ninna dhyanadolu (Ragā: Kaanada)

  • Krishnamurthy (Ragā: Kaamboji)

  • Bandanene ranga bandanene (Ragā: Shree)

• Presented by experienced senior artists of the community and senior students trained by teachers.

Purandara Dāsara Pancharatna

• 5 songs

  • Hrudaya kamalada (Ragā: Naata)

  • Enu Gathiyo Enage (Ragā: Goula)

  • Achutaanantha (Ragā: Aarabhi)

  • EnaNa NinagenaNNa (Ragā: Varaali)

  • Shree rAjita (Ragā: Shree)

• Presented by experienced senior artists of the community and senior students trained by teachers.

Purandara Dāsara Mangala 

• 2 songs

  • Bhaagyada Lakshmi Baramma 

  • Indina Dinave

• Open to teachers, students, and audience

• Learn: https://youtu.be/IQ-j4Ben0nQ 

• Lyrics: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vToAvL4X5i5NA8ka3H7Q_pxIMkXyyW_YcjUURD0qd0B3NEtbE18D_lXGMVhqgfHJwOPrqkhmXWZmv8W/pub 

Download the Karnataka Haridasa Compositions (PDF) - Compiled by Smt. Rama Prakash

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