The song prepared the audience for the rest of the concert. She then sang ‘Maakelara Vichaaramu’ in Ravichandrika, another Tyagaraja kriti, in which the composer praises Lord Rama saying, “What should we worry about? She went on to sing ‘Kadambaripriyayai’ in Mohanam, by Muthuswamy Dikshitar, in full melody. During the raga alapana in Bhairavi, Gayatri displayed her skill in singing intricate patterns of the raga in all its three sthayis and gave full life to this ancient raga and delighted the listeners in the song ‘Upacharamulanu’ by Tyagaraja, in which the saint requests Lord Rama to accept the offerings that he makes to him. She gave a scintillating swara prastharam in bringing out all the nuances of the raga.

Source: The Hindu January 08, 2018 04:39 UTC