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April 15, 2021 18:22 IST
Built in Kumbakonam in honour of the 12-year-old Vijayanagar king, Srirama Raya, it depicts Hanuman reciting the Ramayana
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Built in Kumbakonam in honour of the 12-year-old Vijayanagar king, Srirama Raya, it depicts Hanuman reciting the Ramayana
In ‘Gitarthamu’ (Suratti/Desadi), Tyagaraja hails Hanuman as one of the blessed beings who knows the true import of the Gita and the bliss of music. In his ‘Kaluguna pada niraja seva’ (Purna Lalitha, Adi), he wonders if he will ever be able to witness Hanuman serving the Lord, and one among the duties listed for Hanuman is the recital of puranas when commanded by Rama. Thus, Anjaneya was to Tyagaraja a musician and discourser. As though to buttress this is the frieze of Ramayana idols that the composer worshipped in that assembly, Hanuman holds a manuscript in his left hand and his right hand is in vyakhyana mudra, indicating that he is reciting something to Rama.