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Tallapaka Annamacharya (Telugu: తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య, romanized: tāḷḷapāka annamācārya) (22 May 1408 – 4 April 1503), also popularly known as Annamayya, was a musician, composer, and a Hindu saint.
Annamacharya was the very first vaggeyakara (composer) in Telugu and established a tradition which was later followed by a number of saint composers like Tyagaiah and Kshetraiah. Annamacharya composed 32,000 keertanas (devotional songs) in praise of Lord Venkateswara.
Sep 15, 2022 · Annamacharya was one of the first poets in Telugu literature who opposed social stigma toward the untouchable castes through his compositions. These sentiments were echoed in his well-known song Brahmaṃ Okkate (The divine and absolute power is one).
May 8, 2011 · Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya (Telugu: శ్రీ తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య) (May 9, 1408 – February 23, 1503) also known as Annamayya (or) Annamacharyulu is saint composer of carnatic music.
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Annamacharya, The Saint-Composer was born in the year 1408 According to Telugu “PANCHANGAM”(calendar) the month & star of His birth are : Vyshakha Masam l Vishakha Nakshatram. Tallapaka: He hailed from TALLAPAKA.
May 21, 2015 · Popularly known all over undivided Andhra as “Annamayya”, Annamacharya is undoubtedly one of our leading lights not only in the realm of music, for which he is best known, but in the realm of Dharma.
Indian Poets and Composers. Biography of Annamacharya. Thallapaka Annamayya, populary known as Annamacharya was a popular saint-composer of Andhra Pradesh and is revered as ' pada kavitA pitAmaha ' (Grandsire of word-poetry) and as 'sankIrtanAchArya' (AchArya of devotional songs).
Sankeertanas. Annamacharya is honored with the title, “PADA KAVITA PITHAMA” which means the grand father of the form of poetry called “PADAM”. “PADAM” means a song. Since the Saints songs are devotional in nature, they are called “Sankeertanas” also.
Nov 18, 2017 · Annamacharya was the very first vaggeyakara (composer) to compose songs called “Sankirtanas” in praise of Lord Venkateswara, the deity of Seven Hills in Tirumala, India where unbroken worship is being offered for over 12 centuries.
