RaGa Home Sessions - Narayana Ninna 

I love the way both Ra and Ga enjoy each other's singing. The way they listen intently, immerse themselves in the melody, and offer sincere appreciation when the other sings - they are enjoying their renditions as much as the listeners. A lovely bouquet of ragas/verses strung together into a fragrant garland. Subhapantuvarali/Hamirkalyani were evinced mellifluously.

I can be your servant my whole life by serving both of you as a sishya and get at least 1% knowledge from you people. The way you sing makes me cry 😭 always. You are my inspiration, I started learning Carnatic music. I don’t want fame nor money from music as return. It’s giving me so much satisfaction since I started learning music. It’s making my soul so happy 🙏🏻 Gurubhyonnamaha 🙏🏻

During the Lec-dem at the Music Academy, in December 2019, about Leveraging the Thukkada, there was a discussion about transcending boundaries while presenting Viruthams. In the course of that discussion, there was a mention about how various poets/composers were echoing the same thoughts in their work/verses and how all these could be woven into one whole solid piece... The example of Kulashekara Azhwar yearning to be born as a fish in the temple tank of Thirumala, in his pasuram (Aanadha Selvathai... Meenai Pirakkum Vidhi Udayenavene) and the verse of Ras Khan (the exact one presented here), where he yearns to, if born again, be a cow in Krishna's herd - this was recited in words and the whole hall went 'Aaha". And today when we get to listen to you sing it, the amount of Aahas are innumerable. The fact that the Pasurams, the verses and the Ugabhoga, all written by greats, not connected by time or place, convey the exact same sentiment, is enough to give goosebumps. Here, above that, we have such a mellifluous rendition, presenting a weave of all these verses followed by Narayana Ninna Namada Smaraneya. Priceless! Thank you so much.

ಅಂತ್ಯಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿಂತಿಸೋ ಹಾಗೆ...,amazing rendition..purandara dasaru is enjoying this along with all of us mortals... Thank you sisters 🙏🙏

I CAN NEVER FORGET THE EXPERIENCE I GOT WHEN RAGA SISTERS SANG THE SAME VIRUTTHAM AT DEVAGIRI TEMPLE IN BANGALORE AT THE FEET OF LORD VENKATESHWARA WITH A VERY LESS PEOPLE AROUND AND SITTING JUST IN FRONT I WAS IN A STATE OF TRANCE THINKING THAT IS THE BLESSING BESTOWED ON ME. THAT WAS A LIFE TIME AWARD FOR ME FROM LORD . EVER GRATEFUL FOR THAT TO RAGA SISTERS FOR THAT.

Melodious singing soaked in bhakti and bhava, by RaGa sisters, that aurally transports the listener to Vaikuntham!

No word can express the beauty truth and excellence of your prayers..

Lord Narayana will be dancing in Vaikunta for joy listening to your singing.

What a treat! Ranjani's Hamirkalyani was awesome! The way Gayathri's voice perfectly executes whatever comes to her mind never ceases to amaze me, no matter how many times I witness it :) Your voices and their combination is an exceptional piece of art by God. I loved the sairs too :) Looking forward to more of the home sessions. Please sing the devaranama 'kandu kandu niyenna' if possible. I got to listen to it twice live and it was equally enchanting both times.

Amazing rendering. Both sisters are blessed by Lord Narayana and Thaayaar. Very divine to listen.

Ragamaalika excellent and Naarayanaa super rendering Engaludaya Aaseervadhangal

I've been following Ranjani-Gayatri for 7 years now, and am abroad to study further. In the current situation, I'm worried about my parents and brother in India. Listening to this soulful rendition of my beloved "Narayana" with the deep preludes of Ugabogha/Virutham, it brings me solace and lets me focus on my studies calmly. Thanks, Ranjani-Gayatri. Thank you.

Sri Ramesh Krishnan's comment is excellent and exactly reflects the view of all of us.

Dear Raga sisters , what a great rendition,lifting our mood immediately,and again reminding us of the presence of the Supreme Narayana who will definitely save humanity at these times...

I enjoyed watching ranjinis devotion when Gayatri sang the first virtham! Beautiful rendition!! I guess lack of pakka vadyam makes this so unique

Oh how blessed my ears feel right now! Five RaGa's that offer lovely contrast, but ultimately united by the bhakti of it all! And the magic when you sing in unison! Thank you for this!

Every song by the sisters Ra Ga, glitters with unmatched beauty and full of Bhakti Rasa and takes the listeners to heavenly bliss in this world only.This Virutham is rendered wonderfully.

So divine and soul-stirring Virutham , Ugabhoga and Dasara Pada akkas 🙏😇 Akkas, I'm out of words to describe your involvement and divinity while singing 🙏🙏

Narayana Nina namada smaraniya....what an extraordinary rendition of this beautiful krithi... I absolutely loved the way the ragas flowed along so smoothly and landed with a fine finish of Shudha Dhanyasi... The choice of viruttams are also highly appreciable because of the meaning and versatility of the languages, and your amazing rendition off course; needless to say; especially when you touched the higher sa and sang ‘Krishna Krishna Endu’, I was washed over with emotion and Bhakti...Please keep posting your sessions often so that we rasikas can enjoy your music atleast through RU-vid if not live concerts... kudos to both of you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Such soulful rendition! I travelled to Tirupati, Brajdham and Purandara's house in these 960 seconds. 🙏🌺 Thank You Ma. 🌷 Stay Blessed.

So enchanting to listen to! Ra and Ga taking turns to sing the introductory viruttham in multiple ragams and languages too (Tamil, Hindi, Kannada) so seamlessly, followed by a beautiful rendition of Narayana Ninna song! No accompanists, no problem! They can sing for many hours like this, I will listen! Such bliss!

Chediyaaya valvinaigal.... Goosebumps and tears. In this Padigam (set of ten pasurams) aazhwar surrenders himself completely to Sri Thiruvenkamudayaan

Need of the hour.... Many thanks RaGa 🙏

What a prayerful and divine virutham/ughaboga!! Bhakti when infused with music in a right way, may bring a lot of goodness and positivity. The wonderful comparison of, how the different great composers of Bharath have worshipped Lord Vishnu, was brought out with full glory. Feeling blessed to listen this lovely tamil virutham, verse from hindi poetry and soulful ughaboga combining together, to form a perfect curtain raiser for Purandara Dasa's evergreen 'Narayana Ninna Namada Smaraneya'. What an intelligent and novel idea. Thanks for letting us all inside your practice room, and enjoy this most blissful music. May your musical prayers help us all cross this dreadful situation soon.

Narayana naamame marundhu ippo irukkara nilamaikku. Thanks for this beautiful , innovative mix . Divine, Blissfull and Blessed.🙏

Krishna Krishna ! What a soulful rendition by the sisters. It took me to Brajh Bhoomi to the land of Krishna and at his feet. God bless you both for the serene rendition.

What a divine and beautiful viruttham in Shubapantuvarali by Gayatri Akka,Bahudari by Ranjani Akka, Viruttham in Bindumalini Ragam by Gayatri Akka(Got some memories of Mahavidwan mandolin srinivas sir in a concert at 1983 when he was a 18 year old and was playing enta muddo of Thyagaraja Swamigal in this ragam effortlessly), then a divine viruttham in the mesmerizing Hamirkalyani Ragam by Ranjani Akka, Ugabhoga in Suddha Dhanyasi ragam by Gayatri akka followed by Narayana Ninna in Suddha Dhanyasi ragam by Purandaradasar. I remember Gayatri Akka saying in a lecture demonstration "leveraging the thukkadas" telling how the viruttham should connect to the kirthanam sung. The same happened in this video. The needed source for relaxing the mind and music needed during the quarantine. Thanks akka for giving us such nectars to drink( We people listening are the honeybees around this nectar of music waiting to taste and drink it). An ardent rasika akkas. Love you.

Amazing. I can listen to this everyday. Moves me to tears

I just can’t get over this! Soul stirring! Impossible to have this effect unless sung with real devotion! Just musical prowess won’t do this!

Although your Mother tongue is Tamil..Kannada pronounciation is very good♥️

Virutham splendid.What a clarity on Sahisthyam! It will not be an exaggeration when i say that Virutham and Puradara dasar's krithi have made me ecstatic. Ranjani and Gayathri... My Best Wishes. I am eagerly awating many more Home sessions. Venkat.

It is as though Shriman Narayanan Himself appears before you, coaxed by your Divine voices

Madam no words so nice so beautiful, Lord Srimannaryana bless u both sisters always Nenna nanada smareneyale

So pleased to hear in தமிழ்... We really enjoy your singing..... My 7 year old daughter is a big fan of you two....

So excellently sung.. overflowing with devotion.. thank you RaGa sisters!

With their devine voice Krishna will come to bless us

this is just overwhelmingly beautiful and emotional!! Thank you very much!

Akka's your musical prayers are a solace to us in this dreadful cursed situation. I got tears when gayatri mam started the viruttam . It was very beautiful . I loved the bahudari by ranjani mam very very much . It was a silent lullaby .😪😪🙏🙏 dear akkas please do more of these lovely home sessions, it's what keeps us enthusiastic.

This purva Dhanysi Kirti by Purandardasa rendered by the inimitable sisters is uplifting.

The best version I've ever heard 😍😍😍

Thanks for this opportunity provided to all the rasikas by both of you. Excellent rendering.

Wow... what a amazing

Nam kannada prononciation ketu super.Akka really tayar perumal asirvadavam. Adiyen ungala music. Ketartaku punyam panirken sis.enga tiruvenkatan mele patu aha aha.excelent excellent excellent

Padiyaai கடந்து உன் pavazha vaai kaanbene.. I fell flat for it. Soulful rendition (as usual)

Soulful rendition, as usual. Mesmerising indeed. God bless you.

Narayana ...best wishes to Ranjani and Gayatri

Superlative! So speechless!!Attire n accessories superb!Blessed siblings! Getting more n more blessed with your singing!!Long live both of you

This is called divinity 🙏🙏

Divinity with Devotion... Feels like Krishna will descend from the heavens just to experience your devotion!

Great voices.....JUST WORDLESS......SIMPLY TREMENDOUS......ADBHUT SWARAMS......ALAGAGI MIGVUM.....!!!!!!

Sooooothing.cant express happiness.thank you

Divine ....may udupi Krishna bless you ....

Wonderful!! Devotional and meditative at the same time. Your shrill synchronized voices in perfect shruthi is so beautiful

It's very nice to listen our kannada songs 😍✨

So beautiful...

The first two letters of each of your first names comes to RaGa. (Raga)! You both embody the Shakthi of Saraswathi Devi.

Raga sisters. Super like always 👌👌

Words are insufficient to describe this 16 mins of bliss. I cannot miss shedding a tear . such heart moving rendition is possible by you in the most aesthetic manner. When Ranjani mam sings tiruvenkatamalai mele , I really feel being atop the seshachala hill. When gayatri mam starts the hindi lines , I feel krishna is dancing to these tunes. She makes him dance to her tunes . if that is the prowess that possess ,its absolutely sensational ❤❤. Love you so much ❤. Radha 😊

Thanks for the Tamil விருத்தம் . I was in tears. I wished you stayed with Tamil விருத்தம் in this session. Thanks for granting my wish. Thank you very much. I adore you both. Totally blissful.

NO WORDS TO EXPRESS THE ELEGANT KRITHIS PRESENTED WITH UTMOST BHAKTHI

No words to discribe how beautiful this was. Honestly the best ugabhoga in the universe i can say. Akkas you touched my soul with this song. Ugadi wishes to both of you and your family 🙏 Hope this new year brings joy to everyone one and hope all of us get out of this dark phase as soon as possible. Missing your live concerts big time. ♥️♥️♥️

The right pace for this song...carrying the beauty of the raga.... perfect justice

What a rendition. Super. Everyone should listen this divine presentation.

Can’t listen without tears on my eyes. I tried.

Soulful rendition Sisters. amazing that Your involvement and Divinity while singing.

Shudha dhanyasi was divine. This is the best way to calm our minds. Ra Ga candid episodes and home sessions are really awesome.

Perfect Kannada pronunciation. Sometimes the La/ Na/ Ra in the same word can throw one off balance.

Really great the song thanks and thanks a lot

Many ugabhogas in many raagas colourful, amazing rendition of Narayana with paripoorna bhaktibhava. What else we need in this hours of corona crisis. Thank you so much dear Raagaa sisters for sharing this video. GOD BLESS THE WHOLE UNIVERSE THROUGH YOUR MUSIC 🌺🌺🌺🌺🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Such a beautiful rendition!!🤩 Something that is just needed to beat quarantine blues!!! Thank you for giving us this bliss. Brought tears to my eyes.. 🙏

No words coming out. Simply superb rendition and mesmerizing performance. God bless you both with this voice forever

FOR A LONG TIME WAITING FOR THIS VIRUTTHAM { AFTER IT WAS REMOVED FROM( YOU TUBE) ONE MORE STANZA MISSING THOUGH. tHANKS FOR SINGING IN HOME SESSION.

What amazing voices, sisters you both make my eyes fill with tears that roll off. Divine, divine, divine.

Soulful Devine Rendition. Got goosebumps lovely voice 👍♥️😍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👏🏻👏🏻

I had goosebumps while listening to vritham. Thank you so much madam. You drove me to a divine world.🙏

Need oh the hour and transported us along with your prayers to Lord Narayana. Excellent is an understatement

Excellence beyond imagination..what a smooth transition from raagas which have prati madhyama to shuddhamadhyama!!! Ahir Bhairav and Hamir kalyani were par excellence. Perfect blend of Music with Bhakti ras. Thank you so much!

Raga sisters....thank you a ton....just loved the rendition....

Such a beautiful rendition - calm and soothing.

Hi. Home sessions. Simply superb. National Heritage through music . Ra Ga of pearls woven beads. This much this time. Wishing you both. Ends.

Beautiful 👌 ❤

All goosebumps the moment gayatri akka started...love u both....😘😘😘😘

what a beautiful rendition . no words can express my experience of hearing this.soulful.because its about " NARAYANA'

What can one say.I am speechless. Simply divine. May we get to hear more such renditions that elevates your mood and takes you to a different world full of Bhakti rasa.God bless.

Great voice 👌 excellent singing sisters super 🎉😊

enna oru vibration & divine voice O God 🙏 bless them

Great rendition RaGa mam👌👌. Simply Divine 🙏🙏It's so soothing to the ears as well to one's heart❤️tq so much🙏🌺🌹

Thank you very much from the tip of my heart, for your Divine Voices.God Bless You my dear Ranjani-Gayatri

No words to express the beauty. God bless you both.

Soulful rendition akkas.. goosebumps

Wow what a rendition Soul stirring

The Amir Kalyani piece was so soul searching =

Love your bhakti laden rendering...This is what we need during these times..Am listening daily. It is superb👌 hope things will smoothen soon and we can attend your concert just like few days back. Lovely sarees and jewellery, my Goddesses ..You too🙏🙏

Soooo Sweet divinely voice my favorite... Hearty thanks.

Very beautiful singing!!

Immersed...rarely found devotedly presented voice with soul. Great 👍 madam. Salutations..

everytime i listen to RAGA im thinking this is their best..until they beat it in a week!

What a great presentation ! Absolutely Divine !!

You both are queen of viruthams. I’ve listened to many of your viruthams exclusively to learn about sanga ilakkiyam and other literary work. This kulasekara azhvar verses is special to me, as it was the first virutham I heard from you. You sang 3 verses in 3 ragas the other time, but today you made a twist with 3 languages :-) keep going Akkas and keep challenging us !

Manodharma at its best Wonderful rendition sisters