Sangeetha Grama, Rudrapatna

Several maestros of music and knowledge have brought accolades to this tiny village called Rudrapatna on the banks of Kaveri River in Arakalgud taluk of Hassan district in Karnataka. Vidwan Shankar Bhat treads down the memory lane.

Rudrapatna is known for its rich musical heritage. According to renowned Carnatic Vocalist Sri R.K. Padmanaabha, Rudrapatna is a hub of Veda, Nada and Taranga. Rudramantapa has contributed several distinguished musicians in Carnatic style. Residents of this village originally migrated from Sengottai in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. They came in two groups. While one group settled down at Koushik, another village in Hassan, another group landed in Bettadapura from where they slowly started living in villages situated on the banks of Kaveri River. One such village was Rudrapatna. Sanketis, as they were known, practised Vedas and music. While Dikhitars and Somayajis performed Yajnas and Yagas, others focussed on learning Shatavadhana, chanting of Vedic hymns and learning music. Several Ghanapathis, Shatavadhanis, Ashtavadahanis and musicians from this village have made permanent marks here. Sri Channakeshava temple in this village is more than a thousand years old.

Видео Sangeetha Grama, Rudrapatna канала Maha Masthakabhisheka 2018