HTAMF 2025: Day 2 of music festival pays rich tribute to saint Tyagaraja with soulful concerts

Thursday evening saw a Harikatha concert by Sakambhari Kamesh, a flute concert by Nagaraju Talluri and Lalit Talluri, followed by a Kuchipudi performance, titled ‘Manomanthana’, by Srividya Angara

Hyderabad: Shilparamam, for the second day on Thursday, came alive with soulful music with the 10th edition of the Hyderabad Tyagaraja Aradhana Music Festival 2025.

The music festival, organised by Sanskriti Foundation, paid rich tribute to Sadhguru Tyagaraja and the treasure of Carnatic music compositions he passed down for generations to follow.

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The evening on Thursday commenced with a Harikatha concert by Sakambhari Kamesh, disciple of Guru Visakha Hari, who brought out the essence of Harikatha art form with finesse. She was accompanied by KK Ragavan on violin and Chi. Vedanth on mridangam.

Vidwan Nagaraju Talluri and Lalit Talluri’s flute concert anchored the second day of the event at Shilparamam, Madhapur. The duo was accompanied by Vidwan Bhatti Pavan Singh on violin and Vidwan Dr R Srikanth on mridangam.

The evening also saw a Kuchipudi performance, titled ‘Manomanthana’, by Srividya Angara. The articulation of bhavas through abhinayam was a real treat for the audience and gave a wonderful finish to Day 2 of the festival.

The guests for the evening included Kuchipudi Saralakumari, Dr. Raghu Pervela, former Income Tax Commissioner, and Seetarama Sarma, who felicitated the artistes and the accompanying musicians.