The Hindu Temple of New Hampshire, Nashua, NH hosted a concert earlier this summer to mark the release of the album “Nadopasana – Musical Worship” by Aparna Balaji (vocal), Surya Sundararajan (violin) and Gaurish Chandrashekar (mridangam). The Temple is happy to make a live recording of the songs from this wonderful concert available to the community for free listening on YouTube.

THE CONCERT

The concert held on June 7, 2015 to mark the release of “Nadopasana – Musical Worship” was made possible by the generosity of the artists, and included a number of popular songs, most of which did not appear in the album itself. Please click on the YouTube links below to listen to the songs, which were recorded live at the Hindu Temple of New Hampshire with the help of Karthik Srinivasan and the Temple’s team of volunteers.

1.    Vaataapi Ganapathim: Inaugural song in praise of Lord Ganesha in Raga Hamsadhwani  (Adi Tala). This song in Sanskrit was composed by Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar.
Link: https://goo.gl/NjWtPE.

2.    Senthil Aandavan: A song in praise of Lord Murugan in Raga Karaharapriya (Roopaka Tala). This song in Tamil is a composition of Sri Papanasam Sivan.
Link:  https://goo.gl/QSVG3Z.

3.    Ananda Amrutakarshini: A prayer to Devi Bhavani to shower the blessings of rain. This Sanskrit song composed by Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar in Raga Amrutavarshini (Tala Adi) is believed by many to bring rains.
Link: https://goo.gl/RquXmb.

4.    Kamalaaptakula: A song in praise of Lord Sri Rama in Raga Brindaavana Saarangaa. This song in Telugu was composed by Sri Thyagaraja.
Link: https://goo.gl/hlW7Jw.

5.    Swaagatam Krishna: A song in praise of Lord Sri Krishna in Raga Mohanam (Tala Adi). This song in Sanskrit was composed by Sri Oothukkadu Venkata Subba Iyer.
Link: https://goo.gl/d1lTOu.

6.    Karunai Deivame: A prayer to Devi Parvati (in the form of Devi Karpagavalli), consort of Lord Shiva (in the form of Lord Kapaleeswara of Mylapore). This song in Tamil was composed by Sri Madurai Srinivasan.
Link: https://goo.gl/u226Yj.

7.    Thillaanaa: A thillaanaa in Raga Madhuvanti (Tala Adi). This song in Tamil is a composition of Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman.
Link: https://goo.gl/byzCQ5.

8.    Vinayukuni: Concluding piece in praise of Devi Kamakshi in Raga Madhyamavati (Tala Adi). This song in Telugu was composed by Sri Thyagaraja.
Link: https://goo.gl/lsSX8u.

Profiles of the artists are available here. Pictures and videos from the concert and release event may be found at the Dwell on Dharma facebook page.

THE ALBUM

“Nadopasana – Musical Worship”, the latest album in the “Dwell on Dharma” series, under the auspices of the Hindu Temple of New Hampshire and Bharathi Vidyashram , was kindly released by Sangeeta Choodamani Vidwan Sri O.S. Thiagarajan at the Hindu Temple of New Hampshire, Nashua, NH, earlier this summer.  The album features a number of songs in praise of various deities, and their beautiful rendering by the experienced trio of artists - Aparna Balaji (vocal), Surya Sundararajan (violin) and Gaurish Chandrashekar (mridangam) - creates a deep sense of serenity and peace in the mind of the listener.  A video preview of this melodious work is available at this YouTube link.

“Dwell on Dharma” is an experiment that attempts to exploit the global reach and ubiquity of the Internet, the popularity and appeal of modern content delivery mechanisms such as iTunes and Spotify among the younger generation, to raise funds to support a charitable cause, and to create awareness about the effective device of Namasmarana. 

 â€œNadopasana – Musical Worship” can be purchased as a digital download on popular outlets including iTunes, Amazon and Google Play, and as a CD at Amazon CreateSpace. The CD’s are available at the Hindu Temple of New Hampshire also. The album can also be streamed to your phone or computer through Spotify. All proceeds from the sale and streaming of the album will go to support the Hindu Temple of New Hampshire. The CD will be a great gift to give to friends who visit you during Navaratri.

This album was made possible by the generosity of the artists and the production team who took the time from their busy schedules to perform, record and produce the album gratis as a service to the community. Please encourage the artists, the initiative, and the cause by showing your generous support. Please share this article, spread the word through your social media networks, and purchase copies of the album for yourself and or your friends!

ANANDA AMRUTAVARSHINI

We invite you to enjoy these delightful divine musical showers in the form of the songs from the summer concert as well as from the CD, join this musical worship, experience the serenity and peace of Bhakti and Namasmarana, and support a noble cause.

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