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| | Sri Annamacharya ~ Narayanate ~ Okapari ~ Enthamathramuna ~ Vinaro Bhagyamu - Natanala... |
 | | Annamacharya was the very first Vak-geyakaara (composer of sankeerthanas using colloquial language) in Telugu and established a tradition which was later followed by a number of saint composers like Tyagaiah, Kshetraiah, Ramadasu, etc. Purandaradasa, Kannada composer, praised the Sankeerthanas of Sri Annamacharya and said that the Sankeerthanacharya is the incarnation of Lord Venkateswara Himself. |
 | | Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya is believed to have born somewhere in/around Salivahana Saka 1330 (corresponding to 1408 AD) and attained Kaivalyam sometime in/around Salivahana Saka 1424 (corresponding to 1503 AD). |
 | | Annamacharya's great adeptness and command over Telugu literature and its extensive usage is evident from his keerthanas like Srimannarayana, Hari namame kadu anandakaramu, Ide sirasu manikyam, Bhavamulona baahyamu nanduna, Bhavayami Gopalabalam, Tiruveedhula merisi devadevudu, Kadaludipi neeradaga talachu vaaralaku, Ksheerabdi kanyakaku, Tirutiru javarala, etc. (just to name a few). |
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