Sri Tyagaraja Swamy samadhi mandir in Tiruvaiyaru

Granite plate outside of Sri Tyagaraja Swamy samadhi mandir in Tiruvaiyaru

Thyagaraja Aradhana is an annual ''aradhana'' (a

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saint composer

Tyagaraja Sadguru Tyagaraja Swami ( Telugu: సద్గురు త్యాగరాజ స్వామి; 4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), also known as Tyagayya, and in full as Kakarla Tyagabrahmam ( Telugu: కాకర్ల త్యాగబ ...

. The music festival is observed in the states of

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and

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, primarily in Tiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur district of Tamilnadu, the place where Tyagaraja attained Jeeva

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. The aradhana is observed on

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Bahula

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day when the saint attained Jeeva samadhi, where the musicians render the saint's Pancharatna Kritis.

History

The ''aradhana'' (Ceremony of Adoration) is held every year on the anniversary of the demise of the saint. This is on Pushya Bahula Panchami day (the fifth day of the waning moon in the Hindu lunar month of ''Pushya''). The ''Aradhana'' is held in the precincts of the ''samadhi'' (memorial) of the saint located at

Thiruvaiyaru Thiruvaiyaru (also spelled as Tiruvaiyaru or Tiruvayyaru) is a Municipality in Thanjavur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Etymology Thiruvaiyaru means ''Five Rivers around the city''. The Five Rivers are Vadavaar, Vennaar, Vetta ...

village, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

United States

In the United States, the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival is held in

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every year around Easter.

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