Navatratri Special Series by Madhusudhanan Kalaichelvan
C.Ramakrishnan
Madhusudhanan
Kalaichelvan, a Professor in Architecture with deep knowledge in Saivaite and
Vaishnavite literature, music, philosophy, Tamil epigraphy, and many related
disciplines and his oratory skills in Tamil and English, interspersed with
Sanskrit slokas and hymns leaves a lasting impact on his audience. He has
collaborated with many acclaimed musicians and presented very interesting
lectures on a variety of subjects.
During
this Navaratri, he uploaded a series of videos on YouTube titled Anaithum Avale on goddesses enshrined in
important places of worship. The places covered were Chidambaram, Tiruppanandal,
Tiruvayyar, Nachiar Kovil, Vaitheeswaran Kovil, Tirukkarugavur, Tirukkadayur,
Nellukkadai Mariamman of Nagapattinam, Koothanur Saraswathy and Tiruvarur.
Kalaichelvan,
in his inimitable style covered all minute details about the temples, idols in
the temples, iconography, sthala vriksham,
temple tanks, festivals, and various
stories covering the temples, also interviewing the devotees present there.
Even though some of the stories are familiar, his lecture covers many unknown
details and customs of worship in the temples. The visuals covering gigantic
temples, mammoth praharams, exquisitely decked deities, vahanams, all make it an
exhilarating experience for the viewers. His chaste Tamil pronunciation
and communication skills are
commendable.
The
music used in these videos adds to our enjoyment. Snatches from Tevarams,
Divyaprabandham, Dikshitar kriti Bhajare
re citta in Kalyani are sung by popular musicians like Sikkil Gurucharan,
Ashwath Narayanan, Bharat Sundar, Vignesh Easwar, Vidya Kalyanaraman, Vinaya
Karthik Rajan, Saindavi Prakash, and Suchitra Balasubramaniam. Veena by up coming musician Anjani Sreenivasan,
mridangam by Aswini Sreenivasan, percussion by Venkat, provide soothing music
in many episodes. The videos are produced by Ragamalika TV headed by noted music curator, Subhasree Tanikachalam,
who has also penned a viruttam for this production.
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