Rajarajaradhithe- Raga Niroshta- Tala Rupaka- Composer Harikeshanallur Dr L Mutthaih Bhagavatar

Song - Rajarajaradhithe Composer - Harikeshanallur Dr L Muttaiah Bhagavathar (1877 – 1945 A.D) Raga - Niroshta Tala - Rupaka Music Guidance - Dr Meera Rajaram Pranesh Vocal - Bhagawathi Nagendra, Bhavya H S, Megha G Prabhu Violin - Prema Vivek Mridanga and Khanjira - A S N Swamy Ghata - N S Krishna Prasad Audio - Studio Ananya, Yatish, Umesh Minnanda Video - Avistudio, Avinash M P Select song from the documentary Mysuru Wodeyara Sangeetopasane Once when H H Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar was in Bangalore palace, he developed acute mouth ulcers and could not speak or eat. Bhagavathar deeply moved by this prayed before Devi. Due to Ulcers, as the king could not speak by joining both the lips, he composed a kriti in a new raga called Niroshta, which means non-contact of lips. In this composition dedicated to Devi, he did not use the alphabets like Ma and Pa where in the lips come in contact neither in music or the lyrics. Concept, Script, Direction Dr Meera Rajaram Pranesh and Dr A Pranesh Produced by Vanamala Center for Art and Culture