INDICA RENAISSANCE FUND (IRF) is pleased to announce a grant of Rs One lac to Guruguhaamrta a platform committed to the propagation and preservation of the rich legacy of Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775-1835).
Dikshitar was taken to Kashi by Chidambaranatha Yogi where he began his life long journey as a staunch Advaitin and a Devi Upasaka. After his return from Kashi, he composed his first Kriti (Srinathadi Guruguho Jayati) at Tiruttani Kshetrani. During his life he travelled to the various Kshetras of South India. His Kritis describe various aspects of the Kshetras visited by him in intricate detail – including the references to Sthala Puranam, the iconography, the details of the other dieties, the Kshetra Mahima, the Vriksha of the Kshetra, the Utsavams and the architectural details of the temple, apart from other intricacies.
