Dikshitar's biography
Shri Muthuswami Dikshitar was born in this year
What is 1775?
This famous pilgrimage site of Lord Shiva in Northern India was visited by Dikshitar with Chidambaranatha Yogi
What Is Varanasi?
Nottuswarams are predominantly set to this ragam
What is shankarabharanam?
This composition was on Goddess Kamakshi of Kancheepuram
What is Kanchadalayadakshi?
This famous Ganapathi song is performed as an invocation at many musical concerts
What is Vatapi Ganapthim/Maha Ganapathim/Gajananayutham?
This is the first melakarta Ragam
What is Kanakangi?
She was Muthuswami Dikshitar's younger sister
Who is Balamba?
Lord Muruga blessed Dikshitar with virtues at this temple which made him manifest into a prolific composer and singer
What Is Thiruttani?
This Nottuswaram was composed on Goddess Meenakshi by Dikshitar
What is Shyamale Meenakshi /Vande Meenakshi?
This kriti was composed to invoke rain in a village that was experiencing severe drought
What is Anandamrita varshini?
This is the first Krithi composed by Dikshitar
What Is Shri nathadi gyuru guha?
This Raga is played by snake charmers
What is punnagavarali?
This Zamindar brought Dikshitar family to Manali and took utmost care of them
Who is Muthukrishna Mudaliar?
This shrine of Lord shiva in Andhra Pradesh is referred to as Dakshina Kailasa
What is KalaHasti?
The nottuswaram shakthi sahita Ganapathim is set to this gathi
what is Thishram?
Dikshitar composed this kriti when his disciple wanted to sell her jewels to provide provisions for him
What is Hiranmayeem Laksmeem?
This kriti was composed by Dikshitar in the Agni pancha boodha stala in Raga Saranga
What is Arunachalanatham?
This Ragam is associated with morning and dawn
What is Bhoobalam?
This ascetic took Muthuswami Dikshitar on a pilgrimage with him
Who is Chidambaranatha Yogi?
This pancha bootha sthalam representing earth was visited by Dikshitar
What is Kancheepuram?
Dikshitar composed this many Nottuswarams in total(approximately)
39
These brothers who learnt Carnatic music from Dikshitar mastered the art of primeval Bharatanatyam which eventually evolved into into its current day format
Who are the Tanjore Quartet?
This Kriti composed in the water pancha bootha stalam is in this Ragam named after a river
What is Yamuna Kalyani?
Lullaby songs are predominantly composed in this Ragam
What is Neelambari?
Which Disciple of Dikshitar was battling severe stomach ailment?
Who is Thambiappan?
Dikshitar composed a kriti in the drupad style at this holy site in kathmandu
What is Pasupathinath temple?
Santhamam Pahimam is based on this western tune
What is God save the queen/my country tis of thee?
Dikshitar composed Arthanareeshwaram in ragam kumudhakriya for this reason
Kumudha is a flower with male and female organs
As Muthuswami dikshitar took his last breath, his disciples were singing these lines from the kriti Meenaksi Memudham Dehi
What is Meenalochani pasa Mochani?
This ragam is rarely taught because of the belief that teaching this Ragam strains the teacher- student relationship
What is Varali?