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Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath's experiences of learning and practising carnatic music - Abhyaasam EP2
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Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath's experiences of learning and practising carnatic music - Abhyaasam EP2

#sudharagunathan #aishwaryavidhyaraghunath #abhyaasam #sudhaarnava Abhyaasam from Sudhaarnava Academy for Musical Excellence unfolds Eisode 2 with Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath sharing her experiences of learning and practise. For Episode 1 featuring Sudha Ragunathan check out under Playlist Abhyaasam in this YouTube Channel - Sudha Ragunathan/SimplySudha. Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath: An A-graded artiste of the All India Radio and Doordarshan, Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath has the honour of being the disciple of musical stalwarts - Sangita Kalacharya (Late) Smt Seethalakshmi Venkatesan, Padma Bhushan Shri P S Narayanaswamy and Sangeetha Kala Sagaram Smt. Vegavahini Vijayaraghavan, thus being moulded into the Semmangudi bani and the Veena Dhanammal bani. She began learning music at the age of 3 and her first performance was at the age of 13. Aishwarya has presented Carnatic Music to a variety of audiences, including many national and international academic forums. In early 2018, she completed a two-month tour of USA & Canada with CMANA (Carnatic Music Association of North America). She is a highly awarded artiste; beginning the New Year 2020 with the prestigious "Outstanding Lady Vocalist" Award conferred on January 1st, 2020 by Madras Music Academy. She is the recipient of other numerous prestigious awards like Yuva Purandara (awarded by Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha), D.K. Pattammal Award, M.S. Subbulakshmi Award, Raga Laya Prabha and the prestigious Govt. of India Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture. Aishwarya is a biotechnology engineer by qualification. She is an ardent traveller. Her natural talent for art has since blossomed into a passion for photography. And the gamut of her photography encompasses her interests in art, travel, music, nature and wildlife. Watch More on Sudha Ragunathan: https://www.youtube.com/user/sudhasudharagunathan Subscribe to Sudha Ragunathan: https://www.youtube.com/user/sudhasudharagunathan?sub_confirmation=1 Twitter @Sudha Ragunathan: https://twitter.com/RagunathanSudha Instagram @Sudha_Ragunathan: https://www.instagram.com/sudha_ragunathan/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sudha.ragunathan30/

NAVARATRI 2020

Shri Kamalamba Jayati : Ahiri
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Shri Kamalamba Jayati : Ahiri

The final avaranam, the SarvAnandamaya chakra or the Bindu, is where the goddess resides in this incredible composition in the Raga Ahiri. Sharing with you the meaning of the entire composition on this auspicious occasion. Hail my mother, Shri Kamalamba. Hail to the mother of the world, Shri Kamalamba. You are the personification of Shringara Rasa, the essence of the sentiment of love. Oh my mother, You are the reflection of the entity of consciousness, Cidbimba, residing at the orb of the moon that shows the reflection of the original orb, void of consciousness. She who resides in Bindu Chakra, which is the center of Shripura, inside the temple, which is made of the wish-fulfilling gem Chintamani, She is in the embrace of Shiva on the couch of the form of Shiva. I meditate on Mahatripurasundari, who is propitiated by the goddess with the boar's face, Varahi, and others, the suzerain empress, the auspicious one who dwells in the circle replete with all bliss. She is Suvasini. I am protected by Her. She makes the sun, the moon and the fire manifest themselves. She is skillful in removing the three terrible sufferings such as Adhyatmika, etc. She possesses the beautiful form assumed to grant the prayers of Indra and the other gods. She manifests both as the supreme and as empirical objects. She is compassionate. I salute Her, auspicious mother, pure consciousness, worshiped by Lakshmi, Vishnu, Rudra, and Brahma. Everything is born of the supreme deity who is worshiped by the Shaktis such as Vama, etc. She has the form of the Mantra which begins with the letters Ka, Ha, Sa, etc., the mantra which is worshiped and meditated upon by the twelve savants, Kama and others. Let my loving mind be dissolved in Her, whose beloved is Shiva, and who is the mother of Guruguha. You embody the light which is Brahman, are the divine omniscience which contains all phenomena and their names, reveal Kamakala and the insights revealing one's perfect identity. Meaning courtesy: medieval.org
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