Vatapi Ganapatim Bhaje Instrumental | RASIKA Portland, USA 

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Krithi: Vatapi Ganapatim
Raga: Hamasadwani
Taala: Adi
Composer: M. Dikshitar
Performer: Rashika Indian Music Ensember (RIME) Group
Songs with Lyrics: • Vathapi Ganapathim I S...
Description:
"Vatapi Ganapatim", also known as "Vatapi ganapatim bhajeham" or "Vatapi ganapatim bhaje", is a Sanskrit kriti song by the South Indian poet-composer Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775-1835), one of the "Trinity of Carnatic music".
The panegyrical hymn praises Vatapi Ganapati, Ganesha (Ganapati) worshipped in a shrine in Tiruchenkattankudi Utrapatishwaraswamy Temple dedicated to lord Shiva in Thiruvarur district in the Tamil Nadu state of India.
The hymn is composed in Hamsadhvani raga (musical mode); however, in tradition of kritis, individual performers add their own variations in the tune as a part of improvisation.
Vatapi Ganapatim is considered the best-known piece of Muthuswami Dikshitar and is one of the most popular compositions of Carnatic music (South Indian classical music school). The hymn is traditionally sung at the beginning of many Carnatic music concerts.
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