Balaji Jayanti is a highly revered Hindu festival that is celebrated with great splendour all over the country. It is observed on the ‘Ashtami’ tithi (8th day) of the ‘Krishna Paksha’ (the waning phase of moon) during the month of ‘Margashirsha’ in the Hindu lunar calendar. The day of Balaji Jayanti, as the name implies, commemorates the birth anniversary...
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Tallpaka Annamacharya - Hindu saint and the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called sankirtanas in praise of the god Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu.
Tallapaka Annamacharya was a 15th-century Hindu saint and the earliest known Indian musician to compose songs called sankirtanas in praise of the god Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu. He is the first known composer in carnatic music. Standing tall: The 108-ft. statue of Annamacharya at Tallapaka. How far : 500 km from Hyderabad and 75Km from Cuddapah...
